Background: Destany Scott (Stark County Jail/WOIO). Inset: Cellphone video allegedly shows Destany Scott attacking an 11-year-old at a park in Canton, Ohio, on April 18, 2025 (The Dishong family/WOIO).
A 20-year-old woman in Ohio is facing criminal charges for allegedly attacking an 11-year-old girl while she was playing on a playground, with cellphone video released by the victim’s parents purportedly showing her pummeling the child.
At one point during the assault, Destany Scott “repeatedly slammed [the child’s] head off the metal portion of a slide,” according to an incident report filed with the Canton Police Department, which was obtained by local CBS affiliate WOIO. She also allegedly told the victim’s mother, Paige Dishong, that she hopes her daughter dies.
“There should definitely be a lot more done about this than a misdemeanor or assault and disorderly conduct,” Dishong said in an interview Monday with WOIO.
“It’s ridiculous,” the angry mom added. “Destany is 270 pounds … My daughter is 110 pounds. She could have killed her.”
Police officials say Canton authorities were called to the 1600 block of Clark Avenue on Friday after receiving a report about an assault at a nearby park.
“The girl ran up behind me and she, like, grabbed me by my hair and threw me up against the ground,” Dishong’s daughter told WOIO.
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Scott was allegedly found at the scene arguing with Dishong about what happened.
Cops say the attack stemmed from some sort of dispute between Scott and Dishong’s child, though it’s unclear what prompted it exactly.
Scott has been charged with assault, disorderly conduct and obstructing official business for the Friday incident. She pleaded not guilty at her arraignment on Tuesday, according to WOIO, and is due back in court for pretrial proceedings next week.
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