Family members, friends, and law enforcement officers joined in a parade Thursday to help lift the spirits of a 6-year-old Connecticut boy who was hospitalized with serious burns after he was allegedly attacked by a bully.
"Within seconds later, he came back around the corner on fire screaming, 'Mommy they lit me on fire, they lit me on fire,'" said Dominick’s sister, Kayla Deegan, per the report."This has happened multiple times with this kid bullying my little brother."
Deegan said the attack left her younger brother with severe injuries and drastically changed his quality of life. "We had a horrible tragedy recently and our thoughts and prayers are with the injured boy. We are working with authorities to determine what occurred, and we fully support their investigation," Laura Giacobbe said in a statement to."We hope concerned people will wait before drawing conclusions or making assumptions about what happened until officials have made their determinations. Please join our prayers and wishes that the injured boy recovers fully and quickly.
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