911 Call Recounts Aftermath Of Teen's Videotaped Beating
POSTED: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
BARTOW, Fla. -- A newly released 911 call recounts the aftermath of a notorious videotaped beating of a central Florida teen.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office released the recording of the 911 call Tuesday. The 16-year-old victim tells the 911 operator: "I got jumped."
The girl called from a friend's house in Lakeland after the beating March 30. The friend's mother got on the phone and told the operator: "She's got blood in her mouth a big old knot on her left eye, and we think she's got a tooth broke."
Eight teens have been charged as adults in the beating, which deputies say they videotaped and planned to post on the YouTube and MySpace Web sites.
Part of the video was released by the sheriff's office and has been seen widely on national TV and the Internet.
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