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Girl, 12, accused of assaulting brother

WARREN

A girl, 12, will be held in juvenile detention until her Tuesday plea hearing in the felonious assault of her baby brother.

She is accused of causing serious injuries to her brother, 3 months old, who was taken Tuesday to the Trumbull Regional Medical Center. A Warren police detective conducted interviews with family members there.

The boy was later flown by helicopter to Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron. He is “recovering,” said Gabe Wildman, assistant county prosecutor.

A Warren police report says the baby had “apparent broken bones, [a] possible internal injury [and] other major injury.”

The girl was detained and taken to the juvenile justice center Wednesday after police interviewed her.

On Thursday, Magistrate Terry Swauger presided over her detention hearing, which determines whether the child will be detained or allowed to go home. A plea hearing is the juvenile equivalent of an arraignment.