The 11-year-old Detroit girl who received second and third-degree burns after another girl allegedly threw acid on her at a school playground is speaking out against her attacker.“I hope she gets what she deserves, and they all get what they deserve,” Deaira Summerstoldlocal WXYZ.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthytold PEOPLEthis week that the 12-year-old suspect is facing charges of felony assault and intent to do great bodily harm.
The prosecutor’s office is also investigating whether charges should be filed against an adult, as Deaira’s family has alleged the suspect’s mother had given her the acid to throw on their daughter following a dispute at the park.
The 12-year-old’s name hasn’t been released. It was unclear if the girl has entered a plea.
“This is an extremely troubling set of allegations. Instant horrible decision making can have lifelong effects on others," Worthy said in a statement to PEOPLE. “There is no excuse for this.”
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But “the unknown teenager’s mother brought acid to the park for her child to retaliate,” Golston claimed in the fundraiser for Deaira’s medical expenses.
Deaira and her siblings left the park in a hurry, but realizing she forgot her purse, the 11-year-old girl ran back to pick it up.
Deaira told localWDIVthat “two seconds later, it started like burning and went through my shirt, my shorts.”
“I was screaming and I was crying,” she said.
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Dominique Summers, Deaira’s mother, told WXYZ her daughter received burns on her back, legs, and arms.
“How does a child even think to bring acid to a park?” the mother asked.
Dominique told the outlet she also believes an adult gave the 12-year-old suspect the acid and that she wants to see them “arrested for what they did to my daughter.”
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The 12-year-old suspect faces a $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday, the prosecutor’s office told PEOPLE. The child was also ordered to not have any contact with Deaira or her family.
Meanwhile, Dominique talked about her daughter’s struggle to recover from the “traumatizing” attack.“It takes maybe two hours what used to be 20 minutes getting dressed,” Summers told WXYZ. “It takes about 2 hours to give her her medicine. I have to give her medication 30 minutes before she takes a bath.”
source: people.com
