Brookline Police report arresting a man on a charge of assault and battery on a child for an incident Monday at a playground in Brookline Village, after posting his photos on the department Twitter feed.
NBC Boston reports Christian Amaral, 23, of Newton, allegedly wanted to teach a little kid not to abuse animals, such as the boy's hamster, so he picked the kid up by the neck and dropped him to the ground.
Innocent, etc.
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WTF is wrong with this man
By RoseMai
Thu, 05/31/2018 - 12:47pm
WTF is wrong with this man that he beat up a child??
Great job getting him off the streets.
More details?
By Gary C
Thu, 05/31/2018 - 1:43pm
Did he perhaps hit his own kid at the park? (That doesn't make it better, just less random.)
It doesn't say he hit his
By Frank Rizzo
Thu, 05/31/2018 - 2:08pm
It doesn't say he hit his kid. It could have been just a minor we don't know unless they give us more details.
https://www.necn.com/news/new
By Frank Rizzo
Thu, 05/31/2018 - 2:10pm
https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Newton-Massa...
Police said neither of the children knew Amaral.
It's unclear when Amaral will appear in court or if he has an attorney.
A Massachusetts man is facing charges in connection with the assault of a child at a playground in Brookline.
Christian Amaral, 23, of Newton, was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault and battery on a child in connection with an incident at the Pierce Elementary School playground on Monday, according to Brookline Police.
Authorities said a child under 12 and his friend were playing with a pet hamster and giving it water when Amaral went up to a victim and grabbed him by the neck, lifting him up and telling him not to hurt animals. Amaral allegedly then dropped the child to the ground.
The child was hurt but the extent of his injuries was unclear.
Doing it wrong
By Sock_Puppet
Thu, 05/31/2018 - 2:58pm
Beating up children to prevent animal abuse?
The globe says he accused the boy of mistreating his pet hamster
By anon
Thu, 05/31/2018 - 3:07pm
The boys were giving the hamster a drink of water.
Sigh.. I am going to be a broken record on this topic for a whil
By Bob Leponge
Thu, 05/31/2018 - 7:24pm
and you know this how?
The NECN article above
By RoseMai
Fri, 06/01/2018 - 12:57pm
The NECN article above mentions that tidbit. "The authorities" were the ones that said they were giving it water.
Revolting.
By anon
Thu, 05/31/2018 - 3:09pm
Revolting.
He did not beat up the kid.
By whyaduck
Thu, 05/31/2018 - 4:42pm
He allegedly picked him up by the neck and dropped him.
Yes, it does not make it right, he should not of touched him. But it sounds like he may be suffering from mental illness.
Try learning the law
By Dave-from-Boston
Thu, 05/31/2018 - 7:00pm
It's assault and battery - plain and simple. So far the only signs I see of mental illness is your comment.
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