An 8-year-old child is recovering after being hurt when an intruder entered the Jewish Institute of Queens Tuesday morning, police said.
The suspect, 42, is in custody. Charges are pending.
It happened at around 10:50 a.m. at the school on Woodhaven Boulevard and Wetherole Street.
The intruder was intercepted by security at the school’s door. While he was being escorted off the property, a struggle ensued, according to police. During that struggle, the intruder shoved a child into a fence, causing a laceration on the student’s head.
The student was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.
Police sources said the incident came after the suspect approached a woman on the street. The woman, feeling threatened, went into the school for safety, police sources said. The suspect followed her in, and security intervened.