Who is Edith Riddle? Florida mom punches daughter's rival wearing boxing glove, says it was 'superglued to wrist'
A woman in Florida was arrested after she showed up at her daughter's school and then allegedly attacked a student purported to be her daughter's rival. Edith Riddle, 34 years old, of Jacksonville, was arrested on a child abuse charge following an alleged violent beatdown last week at the Dupont Middle School. She was arrested by the Duval School Board Police on Thursday, March 18.
According to the First Coast News, a school safety officer heard a teacher's "frantic" announcement over the school radio that there was a fight occurring outside the cafeteria at 12:14 pm, according to a police arrest report. When the safety officer arrived at the fight location, he saw that Riddle had been involved in a physical fight with another student, the report states.
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According to the report, Riddle had come to the school for a meeting with the vice principal on campus and was just exiting the school with her own daughter, when the daughter walked out of her way through the cafeteria to engage the victim in a fight, according to the report.
Riddle's daughter, who has not been named in news reports, pushed the victim to the ground and threw some punches, before Riddle also joined in on punching the victim who was lying on the ground, according to witness statements. One witness said that Riddle appeared to have a boxing glove attached to her left hand, according to the arrest report.
The report stated that Riddle had the boxing glove on her hand when she arrived at the school and had told the school that it was superglued to her wrist and that she could not remove it. According to Metro, Riddle's Facebook page includes a photo of a boy posing in boxing gloves and also a photo of a certificate indicating that she had completed probation for a previous unspecified offense.
The victim, who has not been named, suffered abrasions on her knees and forearms, according to the report. The girl's parent arrived at the school and told the police that she wanted to pursue criminal charges, according to the report. The parent then took the victim to St Vincent's Hospital for a follow-up evaluation.
According to the report, Riddle and the victim are not related. Riddle was arrested and charged with one count of child abuse with a personal/special weapon.