A six-year-old boy was lured by bullies in his backyard and set on fire.
Dominick Krankall’s sister, Kayla Deegan, said he was playing with children who live below them when he got attacked.
‘As soon as he walked down the stairs, the bully called his name and lured him over around the corner, and in a matter of seconds he came back around the corner screaming, saying “Mommy, they lit me on fire,”‘ Deegan toldAn eight-year-old neighbor got gasoline and lighters from a shed on the property and called Dominick over, Deegan said.supports HTML5 video
‘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,’ Deegan said. Dominick was transported to Bridgeport Hospital in Connecticut on Sunday afternoon and suffered second- and third-degree burns on his face and legs.
Police are investigating reports of four unattended children playing with gasoline and setting objects ablaze.
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