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Girl Hospitalized After Dangerous Online Challenge, Case Takes New Turn

During a sleepover in the Bronx, New York a girl poured boiling water on the face and chest of another girl. Jamoneisha Merritt, 11, had gone over to a friend’s house for a sleepover and got into an argument with another girl. The boiling water caused second-degree burns to Jamoneisha’s shoulders and face.

Jamoneisha was rushed to the hospital, and the 12-year-old girl who doused her with the water has been charged with assault. According to reports, Jamoneisha had been sleeping when the water was poured on her upper body.

What investigators uncovered about the incident raised even more questions—continue reading to discover the full story.