NEW YORK — A New York City school teacher is facing multiple criminal charges after allegedly strangling a 12-year-old student, police said Friday.
Chester Hingle, 45, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and criminal obstruction of breathing. He was arrested on Thursday.
According to the NYPD, the incident occurred at IS 217 on Fox Street in the Bronx. Hingle allegedly strangled the boy for approximately 5 seconds.
It was not immediately clear what precipitated the incident.
The student was later taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he was treated and released.
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