A 12-year-old boy from Augusta, Georgia, suffered severe second-degree burns on his face after three boys poured boiling water on his face while he was asleep at a neighbor’s apartment during the week of Jan. 4. According to his mother, Tiffany West, the boy is currently in recovery after surgery.
West’s son was sleeping over a neighboring apartment before he ended up in a Georgia burn unit. As reported by the Daily Mail , in the Tifton apartment, the three friends were supposed to be playing video games together. West explained that the other boys, who have not been named, and are 12 to 15 years old, decided to play a cruel prank on her son.
She expressed being “irate beyond belief” that the three boys decided it would be funny to pour scalding water on her boy as he slept. One of the other children threw the water on him, following through on the planned “prank” and leaving West’s son with scars on his face and body that will likely never fade.
The incident resulted in West’s son being rushed to the hospital and receiving surgery to treat his burns. He’s thankfully finishing his physical recovery at home, surrounded by family.