Crime & Safetyscore 477·5 metrosupdated 2h ago

12-Year-Old Saves Mother from Attack in Maryland Home

Xavier Leathers, a 12-year-old boy, intervened when he found his mother being choked by her boyfriend. He stabbed the attacker twice to protect her.

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DC / Maryland / VirginiaHampton RoadsAtlantaColumbia, SCChicagoDetroit

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