6 Girls Held in Beating, Burning of Counselor
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A counselor at a center for troubled teens in Mount Pleasant was in critical condition after six girls allegedly burned and beat her and poured bleach on her face, police said.
The 32-year-old victim, whose name was not released, was the only adult in a 16-girl cottage at Pleasantville Cottage School when she was attacked, police said.
The six girls, ages 15 and 16, were arraigned on second-degree attempted murder charges.
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