CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (CBS) — An alleged hate crime in a northwest suburban school results in felony charges against an eighth grader Tuesday.
In the meantime, the young victim and his family are left reeling from the unprovoked attack. CBS 2′s Dana Kozlov talked with them today.
13-year-old Omid Babakhani is immobile, in pain, with two broken collarbones. They were snapped yesterday when Omid was attacked by a fellow eighth grader in the hallway at Hannah Beardsly Middle School in Crystal Lake.
“And I heard, ‘Hey Persian’ from behind me,” said Omid.
Omid says that’s how it started, with a slur and an insult about his mom.
He walked away but it didn’t end.
“He put me in a head lock and slammed me to the ground and repetitively started punching my head,” said Omid.
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