‘Mommy They Lit Me on Fire’: CT 6-Year-Old Burned in Horrific Bully Attack, Family Says

Heartbreaking images present a 6-year-old boy from Connecticut lined in burns and bandages within the hospital, after his household stated he was set on hearth by a bully in a horrific assault.

Most of Dominick Krankall’s physique is now swollen and bandaged up after the Bridgeport boy suffered second- and third-degree burns to his face and legs on Sunday. The boy’s sister, Kayla Deegan, stated her brother was enjoying within the yard of their house off Louisiana Avenue within the afternoon with different kids who dwell under them.

“As quickly as he walked down the steps, the bully referred to as his identify and lured him over across the nook, and in a matter of seconds he got here again across the nook screaming, saying ‘Mommy, they lit me on hearth,’” stated Deegan.

She stated that an 8-year-old neighbor received right into a shed on the property, and he someway gained entry to some gasoline and lighters. That is when the boy referred to as Deegan’s little brother over.

“What he did was pour gasoline on a tennis ball, took a lighter, lit it up and simply chucked it proper at my brother’s face — after which ran away from him and watched him burn,” Deegan stated.

Dominick was rushed to the burn unit at Bridgeport Hospital simply earlier than 4 p.m. Police stated Tuesday that they’re investigating preliminary stories of 4 unattended kids seen enjoying with gasoline and lighting objects on hearth.

Hospital officers stated that the boy is predicted to get well. Dominick is fortunate to have survived the incident, however what occurred to him left family members outraged — as a result of they stated that this incident is not the primary time the alleged bully has put him within the hospital.

“Two months in the past underneath the bully’s mom’s supervision, he was pushed right into a wall and fell to the ground. And once more, the mom refuses to confess her child did it,” stated Deegan.

The household of the opposite boy didn’t want to deal with the incident when reached at their house.

Police, hearth, and the state hearth investigation groups are investigating the reason for the kid’s accidents, in addition to the incident. As of Tuesday night, no costs have but been filed.

However Dominick’s family members are calling for justice.

“It is heartbreaking, it is sickening to know the household. There’s nothing being executed about this,” stated Deegan. “This must be seen all over the place so everybody is aware of Dom’s story and what he needed to undergo, and the extent it went to for somebody to hopefully do one thing.”

The household is seeking to increase cash as a way to assist pay for the hospital bills — and to allow them to transfer out, and discover elsewhere safer to dwell.