Police: 12-year-old poured boiling water on NYC girl’s face
Posted Aug 11, 2017 04:22:30 PM.
Last Updated Aug 11, 2017 05:00:54 PM.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – New York City police say a 12-year-old girl poured boiling water on another girl during a sleepover, leaving her with severe burns.
Police say the girl has been charged with assault in the Monday attack that left an 11-year-old with second-degree burns to her face, shoulders, neck and chest.
According to police, Jamoneisha Merritt was at a friend’s home in the Bronx when the 12-year-old girl at the sleepover boiled water and then poured it on Merritt while she slept on a couch.
Merritt was taken to Harlem Hospital in serious but stable condition.