MORENO VALLEY, CA. (THECOUNT) — Prosecutors announced Wednesday juvenile petitions filed against two Moreno Valley middle school students who were allegedly involved in an on-campus fight that turned deadly.
The pair – accused in the brutal beating which was caught on camera by a bystander earlier this month – were charged Sept. 18 with assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office said.
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One of the students has an initial hearing scheduled on Oct. 2, and the second has a pre-trial hearing scheduled for Oct. 15. Their identities were not disclosed due to their ages.
The victim, identified only as Diego in a statement from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, was pronounced clinically dead Tuesday evening.
School officials held a press conference Wednesday.
“Our community and the Moreno Valley Unified School District family has suffered an immeasurable loss,” said Martinrex Kedziora, Moreno Valley Unified School District superintendent. “On behalf of the Board of Education, I want to send my deepest condolences to the family and friends of our beloved student,” reports KABC.
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Geo quick facts: Moreno Valley is a city located in Riverside County, California, and is part of the San Bernardino-Riverside Metropolitan Area – Wikipedia.