A 12-year-old girl has been charged in connection with what authorities say was an acid attack on another girl at a Detroit playground earlier this month.
The 12-year-old girl will appear in court Tuesday afternoon on one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and criminal battery, Wayne County Attorney Kym L. Worthy said in a news release. . According to Worthy’s office, the girl was released on $10,000 “with bondage” on Saturday.
Authorities have not identified her and her case will be heard in the court’s Department of Juvenile Referees. The family of the 12-year-old girl has not been identified and it is not clear if they have retained a lawyer.
“This is an extremely troubling set of allegations,” Worthy said. “Instant horrible decision-making can have lifelong effects on others. There is no excuse for this.”
The family of Deaira Summers, the 11-year-old girl who was doused with acid, said WDIV, an NBC affiliate that the July 9 attack occurred while Deaira and her cousins were playing at Vernor Elementary School. The 12-year-old boy was involved in an argument with Deaira’s cousin.
“It’s going to scar her for life,” Domonique Summers said. “It was a traumatic event that took place and she will remember it for the rest of her life.”
After the argument, Deaira and her siblings left the park, but Deaira had acid thrown at her when she returned for her bag, according to the family. GoFundMe. The young woman suffered second and third degree burns on her back, arms and legs.
He spent four days in the hospital’s burn unit, the fundraising doctor said.
Deaira showed WDIV her injuries and said she screamed and cried after the unknown liquid was thrown at her.
“At first, I didn’t feel like it,” Deaira said. “But then, like two seconds later, she started to burn and she went right through my shirt and shorts.”
The Detroit Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for more information from NBC News on Monday.
