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An 11-year-old boy in North Carolina struck an intruder in the
back of the head with a machete to foil a home invasion on
Friday, according to reports.

The boy, who was home alone, answered a knock on the front door
and saw a woman standing there. Simultaneously, a man broke into
the home through a window and used the homeowner's pellet gun to
force the child into a bedroom closet.

The boy escaped the closet and grabbed a machete, using it to
strike the man in the head.

He reportedly kicked the child in the stomach but the boy did
not give up, swinging again at him but missing. The man again
kicked the boy, and began to grab several items, including a
television and a PlayStation, but fled the home without the
electronics when he realized he was bleeding, according to a
news release from the Orange County Sherriff's Office.

The woman and a second man provided the getaway vehicle for the
three intruders and drove away.

Police responded to a 911 call after 11 a.m. when the break-in
occurred, and alerted local hospitals to be on the lookout for
someone with a head wound.

When 19-year-old Jataveon Dashawn Hall, checked into UNC
Hospital in Hillsborough, authorities were alerted. He's due in
court on Monday, facing charges of breaking and entering, second-
degree kidnapping, interfering with emergency communications and
assaulting on a child under 12 years old.

Additional charges are pending against Hall and the two other
suspects.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/machete-wielding-11-year-old-foils- north-carolina-home-invasion

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