Child whose friend threw boiling water on her face reveals incredible recovery
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. An 11-year-old has revealed her incredible recovery after her friends poured boiling water on her face at a sleepover.
Jamoneisha 'Jamoni' Merritt, from New York, suffered burns to 85 per cent of her face after her friends decided to play the "prank" on August 7.
Shocking photos show the young girl crying in pain with blisters covering her swollen face following the incident.
But after spending 11 days in hospital, Jamoni said she feels "great" and was released with her face almost back to normal, The Daily News reported.
“Now I’m dancing and listening to music,” she said.
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Jamoni's mother said she will need to be home-schooled for the short term and doctors said it will be six months before she regains all the colour in her face.
Jamoni said her friends threatened to scald her with the water if she fell asleep, but she was exhausted from dancing and closed her eyes while lying on the couch.
She was woken by the water burning her face and her friend's mother put her in the shower.
A 12-year-old was taken into custody following the incident.
