Maryland

Man Accused of Hitting Autistic Child at DC School

A Maryland man hit a child with autism in the head at a school in D.C., police say.

Michael Dunn, 52, was arrested and charged with second-degree child cruelty on Friday. 

A school resource officer at the Whittier Education Campus in Northwest told police he saw Dunn strike the child's head, causing their head to hit a computer. Right after the blow, the child vomited, according to a police report.

The school told the child's parent about the incident and they took the victim to the emergency room at Children's National Medical Center for treatment.

Dunn is from Hyattsville, Maryland.

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