Girl Remains in Coma After Beating Over Kiss
From Times Wire Reports
A 12-year-old girl was beaten into a coma by a group of girls and women after she kissed the boyfriend of another girl on a dare, Baltimore police said.
Three adult women and two teenage girls have been charged in the beating of Nicole Townes, who remains in a coma more than a week after the beating, which lasted at least 30 minutes, at a Feb. 28 party.
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