CLOVER, S.C. — An assault investigation is underway involving teenagers in York County.
Channel 9 has learned the incident is being investigated by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, which also sent in a police report.
The report says the assault happened last Friday, and someone called 911 to report it. The caller told dispatch his daughter was staying with a few friends at a house on Lake Murray, and the friends beat her up.
The girl’s father also said they were drinking, punching, and dragging his daughter. In the sheriff’s office report given to Channel 9, there is information indicating there is a video of the assault.
A note was sent out to families from the Clover School District, urging parents to teach their children to “refrain from escalation.”
The police report says one girl claims the three other girls “put [her] under a blanket” and that she couldn’t breathe. The girl said her friends beat her up and dragged her across the room.
The incident is still under investigation by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office.
While the case is still open, people in Clover are hoping for a thorough investigation.
“Please be careful of who your friends are, because unfortunately, you can’t trust everybody, and sometimes the ones you think you can trust the most, you can’t trust at all,” one person told Channel 9′s Tina Terry.
This is a developing story; check back at wsoctv.com for updates.
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