PICTURED: Missouri girl Kaylee, 15, left critically-ill after having her head bashed off concrete during vicious beating, as family says she’s suffered severe brain damage
The family of a 15-year-old Missouri girl who was brutally beaten by another teen 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 skull fracture and frontal lobe damage, after her head was repeatedly slammed into the ground during a fight near Hazelwood East High School on Friday.
The family wrote in one GoFundMe: “Within minutes, this family’s life fell apart when their only daughter was attacked outside a North County high school. She was left alone on the ground and went into convulsions before EMTs arrived on the scene.
‘She has severe brain bleeding and swelling and is in a critical condition. We won’t know if the brain damage has disappeared until she wakes up, but the road to recovery will be extremely difficult for the family, not only mentally but also financially. Her mom and dad stay by her side day and night in hopes of returning her to the Kaylee they know and love.”
Kaylee’s family added that the money raised through GoFundMe will be used to “ease these stressful days, allowing Kaylee’s family to be there for her 100% day and night and help with the medical bills they provide.”
The victim, identified only as Kaylee, is fighting for life in critical condition, with a skull fracture and frontal lobe damage
A Missouri teen is in critical condition after being involved in a fight at a local high school
The donation page has raised more than $16,000 of its $40,000 goal.
Meanwhile, Attorney General Andrew Bailey has called for the 15-year-old girl who bashed 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 else for that matter. I pray for the victim.
“The criminal should be charged and tried as an adult. If the victim dies, that crime should amount to murder.”
Hazelwood East High School students were forced to leave early Monday after police said they are investigating multiple threats following the viral video showing the fight.
The altercation broke out Friday around 2:30 p.m. near Hazelwood High School.
Missouri attorney general calls for 15-year-old girl who bashed another teen’s head into concrete to be tried as an adult
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.
The victim appeared to be having a seizure while groups of other teenagers 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.
The teen, whose name has not been released, was taken to hospital and remains in critical condition.
A 15-year-old girl was arrested Saturday and charged with assault. She was arraigned in St. Louis County Family Court and remained in custody until Sunday afternoon.
The St. Louis County Police Department is investigating the incident.
A viral video shows another teen repeatedly hitting her head against the pavement before the victim appears to have a seizure
Police found the girl with serious head injuries near the intersection of Norgate Drive and Claudine Drive. The fight broke out just outside the campus of Hazelwood East High School
The Hazelwood School District issued a statement denouncing bullying and fighting within the community
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.”
The statement urged community members to respect the families of those involved and “pledge to help work for the betterment of our entire community.”
The district recently came under fire for disenrolling more than three dozen high school students in late February and early March.
Jordyn Elston, director of public relations for the school district, said STLPR that the students were sent away because of ‘expired residence details’.
Of the forty students who received letters informing them of the district’s decision, thirty-eight students were re-enrolled within a week of providing the updated information, the district said.