‘He’s numb about it’: 12-year-old boy’s friends allegedly dump scalding water on him in sleepover prank gone wrong

Insets: Tiffany West

Insets: Tiffany West’s 12-year-old son who suffered second-degree burns on his face after an alleged prank went wrong during a sleepover (WALB/YouTube). Background: The apartment where Tiffany West’s son was burned (WALB/YouTube).

A group of young boys in Georgia, ages 12 to 15, are facing charges for allegedly dumping hot water on one of their “friends” in a sleepover prank gone wrong, according to police and the victim’s family.

“You got to be in shock to know your friends are capable of doing this to you,” the victim‘s aunt, Nachelle Austille, told local NBC and ABC affiliate WALB. “Like somebody you trusted. It’s just horrible. He never thought something like this would happen to him.”

Tiffany West, the victim’s mother, told the local station that her son, age 12, was at a sleepover at one of their neighbor’s apartments in Tifton — about 180 miles south of Atlanta — when his friends allegedly set upon him.  It’s unclear when the sleepover occurred as West is choosing to keep certain details private.

She says hearing about what happened to her son, who suffered second-degree burns on most of his face, upset her deeply.

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