Video shows Bronx 11-year-old brutally beaten, puppy kicked in shocking attack
A Bronx mother is calling for justice after a group of teens brutally beat her daughter and kicked her puppy.
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Jennifer Bisram is an award-winning reporter and anchor who joined CBS News New York in 2022. She covers aging and caregiving, as well as crime and community stories.
Jennifer has covered New York news for nearly two decades - covering the city's biggest stories, the courts, federal law enforcement and the state of Rikers Island.
She previously worked at PIX11 News and News 12 in the NYC metro area - and reported and anchored in other cities including Orlando, Miami and Detroit.
A graduate of CUNY's Queens College, who was born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens and is part of the Indo-Caribbean community in New York, Jennifer is also an accomplished author of children's books and has previously written for NY Newsday, The Amsterdam News and The Queens Chronicle.
When she's not covering stories in your neighborhood, she's traveling and spending time with family.
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