11-year-old charged in brutal attack on 5-year-old Cleveland girl to be held in juvenile detention center
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - One of the two children charged in connection with the brutal assault of a 5-year-old Cleveland girl last year will be held in the juvenile detention center after a hearing on Monday.
On April 1, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court Judge Kristin Sweeney ordered the two children to undergo competency restoration before they can stand trial.
According to records, the court found that a change in the 11-year-old child’s placement was necessary to get a true assessment of the child’s competency.
When a placement was not found, prosecutors requested that the child be held in the detention center during the competency restoration process.
The two children were previously held on home detention.
The court said that returning to her home was not in her best interest, and she was ordered to the detention center, where the Court Diagnostics Clinic will provide competency restoration services.
Last October, prosecutors charged the 11-year-old girl and 9-year-old boy with attempted murder, rape, felonious assault, kidnapping and strangulation.
The suspects allegedly assaulted the 5-year-old on Sept. 13, 2025, in a field near East 148th Street and St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland.
Antavia Kennibrew, the victim’s mother, previously told 19 News her daughter was beaten, assaulted and scalped.
“This type of behavior doesn’t deserve grace. They knew what they were doing,” Kennibrew said of the suspects in an earlier court hearing. “They were OK with that. They even played after not caring about my baby.”
A case management meeting is scheduled for June 12 at 9:30 am.
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