A mother furious after staff witnessed her 9-year-old son being severely assaulted by a 15-year-old female patient, leaving him with brain damage, is suing a Michigan psychiatric hospital for $100 million. ing.
The disturbing attack, which took place in October 2023, was captured on surveillance cameras inside the Walter P. The moment the girl stepped on him and turned against him was shown.
The boy continued to tease and threaten the younger child through the door, and nearby staff did nothing to stop him. Instead, they opened the door between the two children. picture Get it on FOX 2 Detroit show.
Several members of staff were then seen watching as the girl chased the boy down a corridor and crushed him in a fetal position in a horrific attack.
The video shows the girl roughly stomping the boy’s head on the floor at least seven times before another staff member runs over and drags him away.
Arnold Reed, the victim’s attorney, said one of the boy’s teeth “pierced his gums” as the staff “sat and watched him bleeding on the floor.” It is said that
“We don’t blame the young woman who did something like this. This young woman probably has mental issues as well,” Reed said. “That’s why we have adults responsible for supervising these children.”
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) said an internal investigation was “completed by the State Hospital Administration and the Office of Beneficiary Rights.”
“As a result, one employee was fired, one resigned before being fired, and the other was suspended.”
