Prosecutor: Charges not certain in 5th grader’s fight death

By Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press

Posted Mar 29, 2019 07:12:59 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A prosecutor says it’s too early to say whether there will be any criminal charges in the investigation into the death of a fifth grader during an elementary school fight in South Carolina.

Solicitor Duffie Stone said Friday tests will need to be done on tissue and other samples taken from 10-year-old Raniya Wright’s body before any determination can be made if a crime was committed.

Authorities say the girl got into a fight Monday at Forest Hills Elementary School in Walterboro and died at the hospital two days later. The other fifth grader involved in the fight has been suspended.

Colleton County Sheriff Andy Strickland says it may take several weeks to conclude the investigation into the girl’s death. He says his deputies are using every resource they have.

Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press

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