The violence amongst teens today is frightening. This case resulted in permanent brain injuries to the victim.
Good news rarely captures people attention like the bad stuff does. This case is a prime example of society gone horridly wrong: A young 15-year-old teen was stomp assaulted outside her middle school. The attack, launched by an 18-year-old young male, was the penultimate in out-of-control behavior — behavior that resulted in traumatic brain injury for the girl, and a 20-year prison term for the boy.
The young woman will never be the same again, as her brain injuries are a permanent result of being viciously battered in the head with steel-toed boots. The young man’s brother had recently committed suicide, and by some bizarre quirk of lending a cell phone to another teen, the victim became the target of the boy’s violent rage.
As it turned out, the boy has serious mental health issues, but knew the difference between right and wrong; he reportedly stated to others just prior to the attack that he would most likely go to jail. He is on suicide watch, and spends 23 out of 24 hours alone, constantly monitored. His sentence may later be served in the juvenile system, to allow him access to mental health services.
Another teen, one who asked the victim if she could borrow her cell phone, has pled no contest to felony battery. She was the one who pointed out the victim to the attacker. The shocking thing is that the victim and her attacker had never met before, but thanks to lending her cell phone to another teen who contacted the attacker, she is no longer able to function normally.
The family may well consider filing a personal injury lawsuit, as they would have no other way to pay for the extensive medical expenses their daughter will deal with for the rest of her life. In order to be able to cope financially, and still take care of their daughter, they will need an infusion of fast cash. This may be accessed by applying for litigation funding to tide them over until their case is resolved.
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Daren Monroe writes for Litigation Funding Corp. To learn more about lawsuit funding and litigation funding, visit Litigationfundingcorp.com.
