Overview
- Chicago police said four boys and three girls, ages 10 to 13, face misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm in the Nov. 17 assault.
- A 13-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy each face two counts, while the other five face one.
- The children were released from custody with referrals to counseling, and police described the investigation as ongoing.
- The mother, identified as 33-year-old Corshawnda Hatter, and her son were taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital in serious condition after the attack on the 10600 block of South Bensley Avenue.
- City officials relocated the family, explored a school transfer, and coordinated added support near Orville T. Bright Elementary as a GoFundMe for the family topped $43,000.