Mom Charged for Telling Daughter to Punch Opponent in High School Basketball Game

‘YOU BETTER HIT HER’

Latira Shonty Hunt allegedly yelled to her daughter “You better hit her for that.”

Former Reporter/Editor

Published Dec. 9 2021 8:11PM EST

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The mother of a 15-year-old girl who decked her opponent during a high school basketball game is facing charges for encouraging her daughter to throw punches.

Blake Montgomery

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Mom Charged for Telling Daughter to Punch Opponent in High School Basketball Game

Latira Shonty Hunt allegedly yelled to her daughter “You better hit her for that.”

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Mom Charged for Telling Daughter to Punch Opponent in High School Basketball Game

Latira Shonty Hunt allegedly yelled to her daughter “You better hit her for that.”

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