WINONA, Minn. –Police decided to seek criminal action against two 14-year-old boys for a bloody attack on another boy at the Winona Middle School. The recommendation to the county prosecutor: Fifth-degree assault and third-degree assault. Criminal charges are rare for school scuffles, but this incident was described as wanton and unusually savage. The incident occurred while students were lining up outside for buses at the end of a class day. Police were told that one 14-year-old boy tripped the younger boy and the other punched him repeatedly in the face ad kicked him on the ground. The victim, age 13, was bleeding from the mouth and suffered a broken nose, a chipped tooth, and a concussion.
