12/20/2025
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Chicago Police & the Cook County Prosecutorβs Office have announced charges against 7 kids, including a teen, with the assault of a mother & her son last month.
33-yr-old Corshawnda Hatter had picked up her daughter and 9-yr-old son from Bright Elementary School, when they were followed and brutally attacked by a large group of kids.
One of the kids involved recorded the entire incident, which was posted online and got national attention.
Corshawnda is battling Sickle Cells disease and had just got out the hospital before the assault occurred.
This outraged the community and city, protests and meetings were held at the school, calling for accountability and charges.
Corshawnda says these groups of kids have been bullying her son for about 2 years, sometimes older kids in 8th grade would follow him home, after she brought it to the schoolβs attention, nothing was being done.
after the video went viral, more families have came forth with videos of their kids getting brutally attacked and bullied by these same groups of kids in their community.
This case has reached celebrities and music artists who wanted to help the family.
After a month long investigation, CPD have decided to charge the 7 minors involved. Three 10yo boys, a 10yo girl, an 11yo girl, a 12yo boy, and a 13yo girl, with battery.
More updates on this case will be released soon as they are available.