Michael Brewer Set On Fire By Classmates He Feared
Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by CSS in Get Well!!, Sad, Tragic
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The mother of a Florida teen lit on fire and seriously burned in a retaliatory squabble over video games and a bike says her son was “petrified” of the boys at his school.
Five teenagers in Deerfield Beach, Florida have been arrested and charged with dousing 15-year-old Michael Brewer with alcohol and setting him on fire on Tuesday. Michael tore off his shirt and jumped into an apartment complex pool after being set ablaze The young man was burned over 80% of his body, with many of the scars covering his torso and arms. Michael remains hospitalized at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s burn center, where he is listed in critical condition with mostly second-degree burns.
Some of the teens charged in the attack laughed when investigators confronted them, a spokesperson for the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said.
Just proof that some children are NOT our future. I can’t imagine anyone being so cruel. This is definitely a case where the juvenile offenders should be charged as adults. They knew exactly what they were doing. Praying Michael recovers — physically and emotionally.
