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Little Girl Scalded After ‘Hot-Water Challenge’ Bounces Back Like a Trouper

An 11-year-old New York City girl—who was cruelly pranked by her “friends” with a so-called Hot-Water Challenge—left the hospital Friday looking like a million bucks. Jamoneisha “Jamoni” Merritt, of the city’s Bronx borough, was admitted to Harlem Hospital for 11 days after being admitted with burns over 85 percent of her face. “I feel great,”…

By

Angela Helm

Published

August 20, 2017
11-Year-Old NYC Girl Severely Burned in Cruel Social Media Stunt Dubbed the ‘Hot-Water Challenge’

An 11-year-old girl from New York City’s Bronx borough sustained serious burns after her “friends” poured boiling water on her face during a sleepover early Monday morning. Seriously, with friends like those, who needs enemies? According to NY1, the girl, identified as Jamoneisha Merritt, was sleeping but was jolted awake after the water was poured…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

August 9, 2017