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Caught on tape: Teenage girls brawl at laundromat
9:42 AM on 11/24/2009
A central Florida teenage girl is recovering after being viciously attacked by another group of teens.
The 15-year-old was doing laundry over the weekend at a laundromat near Orlando when a group of girls walked in and started hitting her.
The victim suffered some minor injuries, but is expected to recover.
The laundromat manager called police, but the suspects fled before they arrived.
The victim says she knows the girls, but isn't sure why they targeted her.
She believes they are part of a nearby gang.
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