Missouri schoolgirl Kaylee Gain, 16, has NO recollection of brutal beating that left her in ICU – as family deny rumors her mom had driven her to location of the fight
Missouri schoolgirl Kaylee Gain has “no memory” of the brutal beating that landed her in hospital, her family lawyer has revealed.
The 16-year-old had been in intensive care since March 8, where shocking viral footage showed her head being smashed into concrete during an altercation with another girl, who has since been arrested on assault charges.
Gain’s family revealed this week that the battered teen is finally able to speak “in limited verbal conversations” but is still unable to walk and has no memory of the incident that landed her in hospital.
“Kaylee has also recently started speech therapy and taken a few short walks with the help of hospital staff as she remains unable to walk on her own,” her attorney Bryan Kaemmerer said in an update Friday.
“However, Kaylee has no memory of the altercation that led to her hospitalization.”
Kaylee Gain’s family has revealed the beaten schoolgirl can finally talk after nearly a month in the ICU, but
A viral video shows another teen repeatedly slamming Gain’s head into the pavement before the victim appears to have a seizure
In his update on Gain’s condition on Friday, Kaemmerer also denied rumors on social media that the teen’s mother drove her to the scene of the fight.
He said she was at work when the fight happened and was being driven to the hospital by a co-worker when she received a call from police about her daughter’s condition.
It was previously exclusively reported by DailyMail.com that the attacker’s family claims she was an “honor roll student” who “defended herself” during the brawl.
However, Kaylee’s family has pushed back on these claims, saying they are attempts to “downplay” the suspect’s actions by suggesting that being in the choir and being “multilingual” makes her incapable of to commit a violent act.
Kaemmerer added that it was unclear whether the fight was in retaliation for an earlier fight between the groups involved.
It comes as Gain’s family issued a scathing rebuke to her accused attacker after she reportedly joked about joining WWE after the fight.
In a letter from Kaylee’s family to the public, her parents confirmed that the 16-year-old had finally been released from the intensive care unit, where she was recovering from the brutal injuries she suffered during the violent March 8 brawl.
Kaylee’s parents then went on to bash their daughter’s accused attacker, who is in custody, and demand she be tried as an adult.
“The family believes that trying the suspect as an adult is the most appropriate way to provide Kaylee with the justice he deserves,” Kaemmerer said.
Kaylee’s parents (her mother is pictured here) have also seen deleted social media posts from just hours after the accused attacker’s brawl – in which she shows “a complete lack of remorse for her actions.”
Kaylee’s parents have also seen now-deleted social media posts from just hours after the accused attacker’s brawl — in which she shows “a complete lack of remorse for her actions,” the letter said.
In one of the messages, the suspect reportedly admitted that her attack was “calculated” and joked about competing in “MMA or WWE.”
According to the letter, “the family believes that trying the suspect as an adult is the most appropriate way to provide the justice Kaylee deserves.”
DailyMail.com last week spoke to relatives of the accused attacker, who insist she is in fact the real victim.
Her aunt confirmed that she was an honor roll student at Hazelwood East High School with an exemplary record and “defended herself” during the fight with Kaylee.
The family has created a petition on Change.org calling on the St. Louis Juvenile Court to show “compassion” to the schoolgirl, DailyMail.com reported.
Her aunt said Kaylee was not being bullied by her niece and urged people to donate to help with her legal bills as the situation was not exactly what it seemed.
In a letter from Kaylee’s family to the public, her parents confirmed that the 16-year-old had finally been released from intensive care, where she was recovering from the brutal injuries she suffered during the violent March 8 brawl (Photo: Kaylee’s grandmother and mother)
The girl’s family says she “deserves amnesty and a chance at forgiveness,” adding that her “fair hearing is being affected.”
The girl has been charged with assault and is being held in St. Louis Family Court, with a hearing expected in early April.
Her family describes her as a four-lingual honor roll student who was “harassed and bullied” before the fight broke out.
Kaylee’s family says they want “justice through the legal system” but previously begged other teens not to seek revenge on her alleged attacker.
A video of the incident circulated on social media, showing another girl slamming the teen’s head into the concrete after throwing multiple punches and throwing her to the ground.
Kaylee appeared to be having a fit as groups of other teens argued just a few feet away.
Police found the girl with serious head injuries near the intersection of Norgate Drive and Claudine Drive, about a five-minute walk from the high school campus. She was taken to hospital and remains in critical condition.
According to her parents, Kaylee has been able to have “limited verbal conversations” and take a few short walks with the help of hospital staff
After news of the altercation broke, the Hazelwood School District released a statement condemning the community violence.
“It is a tragedy when children are injured,” the statement read. ‘Bullying and fighting in the community is an issue that we must all take responsibility for and work to resolve for the sake of our children.
“The Hazelwood School District extends our sincere condolences to all involved and will provide additional emotional support from our support and crisis team to those in need.”