If there is a problem that all of us face at some point or another, it is bullying. Perhaps we were pushed down on the schoolyard or maybe, it is even somebody that is bullying us at our place of employment.
Every once in a while, we hear about a case of bullying which really makes our blood boil. I’m sure that is how you will feel when you hear about this young boy from Connecticut who now has third-degree burns to his face and body.
It seems as if the six-year-old boy was set on fire by his neighbor who used gasoline at a tennis ball to do so. Since being burned, Dominick Krankall has been in the hospital and his family is alleging that it is all because of a bully and what they did.
According to his sister, Kayla Deegan: “My little brother Dom has been bullied for a while by the tenants downstairs. It escalated to a deadly intent. Dominick, MY 6 YEAR OLD BROTHER could’ve died.” This was written on a GoFundMe page that was set up for the youngster.
She went on to say: “The kid covered a ball in gasoline, lit it on fire, and threw it at him. All in the matter of SECONDS. Dom has second and third degree burns on his face and leg. He’s going to be scarred for life mentally and physically.”
According to his sister, he was playing in the backyard at their home. An eight-year-old went into a shed on the property, found gasoline and some lighters, and then lured him over.
“What he did was pour gasoline on a tennis ball, took a lighter, lit it up, and just chucked it right at my brother’s face — and then ran away from him and watched him burn.” According to a report in NBC New York.
In speaking with ABC7, his mother, Maria Rua said: “I heard him screaming, ‘Mommy help me, they set me on fire.”
As many as four different children were seen playing with gasoline and setting things on fire that afternoon. The report is being investigated by local police.
In speaking with WFSB, his father, Aaron Krankall said that he feels his son will be in the hospital for another week. He also said that the community has been amazing in the support that they have shown to his son.
He went on to say: “We have people bringing us dinners to my family before I get home so they have dinner. We’ve had relatives and aunts, people coming over, and cousins coming over and helping out. it’s just been amazing.”
In an update on the GoFundMe page, Deegan wrote: “Dominick is doing a little better. Yesterday was the first time he actually was able to get a few bites of food past his extremely swollen lips and into his mouth. He could only handle a few bites, but that is some good news. He will sip soup out of a straw as well.”
Sources: WFSB, NBC New York, GoFundMe
