The family of a 15-year-old Missouri girl who was brutally beaten by another teenager has spoken out, sharing her photo and saying she suffered severe brain damage.
The victim, identified only as Kaylee, is fighting for life in critical condition — with a fractured skull and frontal lobe injuries — after her head was repeatedly smashed into the ground during a fight near Hazelwood East High School on Friday.
The family wrote in one GoFundMe: ‘In minutes, this family’s life was torn apart when their only daughter was assaulted outside a North County high school. She was left alone on the ground to convulse until EMTs arrived on the scene.
‘She has large brain bleeds and swelling and is in a critical condition. We won’t know the extent of the brain damage until she wakes up, but the road to recovery will be extremely hard on the family, not only mentally, but also financially. Her mum and dad stay by her side night and day, hoping to bring her back to the Kaylee they know and love.’
Kaylee’s family added that the funds raised on the GoFundMe will be used to “ease these stressful days so that Kaylee’s family can be there for her 100% day and night and help with the medical bills that they anticipate.”
The victim, identified only as Kaylee, is fighting for life in critical condition, with a fractured skull and frontal lobe damage
A Missouri teenager is in critical condition after being caught in a fight by a local high school
The donation page has raised over $16,000 of its $40,000 goal.
Meanwhile, Attorney General Andrew Bailey has called for the 15-year-old girl who smashed another teenager’s head into concrete to be tried as an adult.
Bailey announced on X: ‘This evil and complete disregard for human life has no place in Missouri or anywhere. I pray for the victim.
“The criminal should be charged and prosecuted as an adult. If the victim dies, that offense should amount to murder.’
Students from Hazelwood East High School were forced to leave early Monday after police said they are investigating multiple threats about the viral video showing the fight.
The altercation broke out around 2:30 p.m. Friday near Hazelwood High School.
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Video of the incident circulated on social media, showing another girl slamming the teenager’s head into the concrete after throwing several punches, sending her to the ground.
The victim appeared to start having a seizure as groups of other teenagers argued just meters away.
Police found the girl suffering from a serious head injury near the intersection of Norgate Drive and Claudine Drive, about a five-minute walk from the high school’s campus.
The teenager, whose name has not been released, was taken to the hospital and remains in critical condition.
A 15-year-old girl was arrested on Saturday and charged with violence. She was taken to St. Louis County Family Court and remained in custody as of Sunday afternoon.
St. Louis County Police Department is investigating the incident.
Viral video shows another teenager smashing his head into the pavement repeatedly before the victim appears to suffer a seizure
Police found the girl suffering from a serious head injury near the intersection of Norgate Drive and Claudine Drive. The fight broke out just off the campus of Hazelwood East High School
The Hazelwood School District issued a statement condemning bullying and fighting in the community
After news of the altercation broke, the Hazelwood School District released a statement condemning violence in the community.
“It is a tragedy every time children are harmed,” the statement read. ‘Bullying and fighting in society is an issue that we all need to take ownership of and work towards a solution for the sake of our children.
‘Hazelwood School District extends its condolences to all involved and will offer additional emotional support from our support and crisis team to those in need.’
The statement called on community members to respect the families of those involved and ‘commit to helping work towards the betterment of our entire community’.
The district recently came under fire for disenrolling more than three dozen middle school students in late February and early March.
The school district’s public relations director, Jordyn Elston, said STLPR that students were kicked out due to ‘expired residence information’.
Of the 40 students who received letters informing them of the district’s decision, 38 were re-enrolled within a week of providing updated information, the district said.