Boy arrested in woman’s assault in southwest Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A boy was arrested Tuesday in connection with an assault that occurred Monday evening near City Hill Court, the Columbia Police Department announced in a Tuesday night social media post.

Police wrote the boy assaulted a woman on a walking trail at 6:40 p.m. Monday. The woman had minor injuries.

The boy was arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree assault on Tuesday, police wrote.

The victim and the boy did not know each other, according to police.