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Teenager Attacked By Ex-Boyfriend After Judge Denies Protection Order

A teen girl asked a judge for a protection order, hoping it would keep her ex-boyfriend from abusing her. The judge’s response: No. Everyone needs to see what she looked like after her ex’s attack.

Seventeen-year-old Sophia Putney-Wilcox of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was hospitalized at Bronson Methodist Hospital after her 18-year-old ex-boyfriend, Adam Shigwadja, broke into her home, assaulted her, and set her room on fire on a Monday night. She was left with a row of stitches along the top of her head, but she’s grateful for the scar. Read the full story here ▶