MIAMI – Five South Florida inmates beat up an accused child killer as he slept because “of the nature of his pending charges,” authorities said in a police report.
All five have been charged with battery by a detainee for the March 1 attack on Jorge Barahona at the Miami-Dade County jail.
Barahona, 53, suffered bruises on his face, a nosebleed and a small cut on his nose, the Miami Herald reported. [TRENDING: Video: Arrest of Naked Cowboy at Bike Week | 36,000 Fla.
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