Q: So my daughter brought over her pregnant friend the other day, they're both 13 years old and another girl their age
Came looking for her with 3 other people, two witch of were 19 year old male's and the other one who was a 16 year old female, while i was showering. My daughter opened the door thinking it was her older sister but when she opened it the girl their age pushed my daughter out of the door way and punched my daughters friend about 6 times, leaving her a bloody nose and swollen eye then ran off, is this considered a crime since she is pregnant?
A: This is considered a crime regardless of whether the girl is pregnant. A battery by definition is a willful and/or unlawful touching of another in a harmful or offensive manner. There are various degrees of battery from a simple misdemeanor to battery with serious bodily injury as a felony. The girl or her parents should report this to law enforcement so they can investigate this case and refer it to the district attorney's office.
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