Matthew Kirby, 16, faces an attempted murder charge for allegedly attacking a 14-year-old boy, beating him unconscious and leaving him naked in the woods
A 16-year-old Florida boy has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly stripped a disabled 14 year-old boy naked, dragged him into the woods and beat him unconscious before leaving him for dead.
The suspect, identified as Matthew Kirby, of Leesburg, allegedly admitted to investigators that his goal was to kill the 14-year-old victim after the younger boy made a comment about his sister. Kirby is also said to have laughed while describing the violent attack.
The victim, who has not been named, survived and was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital in stable condition.
The harrowing incident began unfolding on Monday night, when deputies with the Lake County Sheriff's Office were called for a report of a missing child, reported ClickOrlando.
The parents of the child told the deputies that their 14-year-old son, who has a learning disability, left home to go for a bike ride at around 7.30pm, but by 8.45pm he still had not returned, raising concerns for his safety.
Deputies scoured the area for three hours before discovering the victim walking naked in the 11000 block of Huggins Street.
Arrest records describe the 14-year-old's face as covered in bruises, with blood dribbling from his mouth and both his eyes nearly swollen shut.
Before being taken to the hospital, the victim told deputies that it was Kirby who
