An 11-year old Detroit girl, who received second and third-degree burns after another girl maliciously threw acid on her at a school playground, is speaking out against her attacker.
“I hope she gets what she deserves, and they all get what they deserve,” Deaira Summers said.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy stated, “The 12-year old suspect is currently facing charges of felony assault and intent to do great bodily harm. The prosecutor’s office is also working hard to investigate whether charges should be filed against the adult. This is due to the fact that Deaira’s family has claimed the suspect’s mother had given the child acid to throw on their daughter following a dispute at the park.”
The 12-year-old’s name hasn’t been released. It was unclear if the girl has entered a plea.
“This is an extremely troubling set of allegations. Instant horrible decision making can have lifelong effects on others,” Worthy said in a statement. “There is no excuse for this.”
In a GoFundMe created by Debra Golston, Golston said her granddaughter Deaira Summers was at a local school park with her younger siblings and cousins, when an altercation between an older, unknown teenager and one of Deaira’s cousins occurred.
“But the unknown teenager’s mother brought acid to the park for her child to retaliate,” Golston claimed in the fundraiser for Deaira’s medical expenses. “Deaira and her siblings left the park in a hurry, but realizing she forgot her purse, Deaira ran back to pick it up. She returned for her purse and was then doused with acid by the older teenager.”
Deaira said, “Two seconds after I was splashed, it started burning and went through my shirt and my shorts. I was screaming and crying.”
Dominique Summers, Deaira’s mother, said, “My daughter had burns on her back, legs, and arms. How does a child even think to bring acid to a park?”
“I believe an adult, the child’s mother, gave them the acid. I hope they are held responsible as well and arrested for the crime they have caused to my daughter,” Dominique added. “I feel like it was the most evil thing you could do to a kid and especially the fact that she was an innocent bystander.”
The 12-year-old suspect faces a $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday. The child was also ordered to not have any contact with Deaira or her family.
Meanwhile, Dominique talked about her daughter’s struggle to recover from the “traumatizing” attack.
“It takes maybe two hours what used to be 20 minutes getting dressed,” Summers told WXYZ. “It takes about 2 hours to give her her medicine. I have to give her medication 30 minutes before she takes a bath.”
