CLEVELAND — On Friday morning, an emergency custody hearing was held in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court for a 9-year-old boy who allegedly attacked a 5-year-old in September.

Today's meeting was scheduled following the child's arraignment on Thursday in Judge Kristin Sweeney's courtroom.

The judge ordered the child into the county's emergency custody for the time being.

The Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services is conducting an investigation.

The arraignment

The child entered a plea denying the allegations against him.

Prosecutors requested an ankle monitor for the child, which the judge agreed to as part of house arrest.

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The charges

On Oct. 15, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office announced t

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