Three teenage girls are accused of attacking another girl in Boston's Back Bay earlier this week.
Officers responded to Huntington Avenue near the Prudential Center just before 6 p.m. Monday for a report of an assault and battery, Boston police said.
Police were told the victim, an underage girl, was kicked and punched several times by the group, according to authorities. They also allegedly sprayed the girl with pepper spray and stole her cellphone.
The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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After searching for the group, officers found them on Saint Botolph Street, where they saw one of the teens trying to get rid of a purple can of pepper spray under a car, police said.
A 13-year-old, 14-year-old and 16-year-old were arrested, and were all charged with delinquent to wit; armed robbery, and delinquent to wit; assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (shod food).
All three were arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court.
