Missouri Crowdfunding Claims Attacker Was 'Real Victim' After Kaylee Gain Assault

First off . . .

Readers should know that the victim remains unconscious and likely suffers irreparable brain damage. 

International news outlets are covering this story better than American news agencies . . . From Missouri media there's not much mention of the incident outside of STL TV news. 

From Gain family perspective: 

Independent: Outrage as family of Kaylee Gain attacker launches petition calling on authorities not to charge her as an adult

And here's the other side that sparked push back this week . . .

The 15-year-old’s aunt told Daily Mail that her niece – described as an honor student with a stellar record at Hazelwood East High School — was defending herself during the viral March 8 fight in Spanish Lakes, Missouri.

The accused attacker’s loved ones are asking the juvenile court system to show “compassion” for the teen and they are seeking $150,000 in donations toward her legal defense.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Family of girl charged in brutal Kaylee Gain beating claims she's the real victim, starts fundraiser

The family of the Missouri girl who has been charged with beating 16-year-old Kaylee Gain into unconsciousness says she is the real victim and had been "bullied" before the caught-on-video assault....

Family of teen charged in Kaylee Gain case says she is the real victim

Kaylee Gain, 16, suffered a skull fracture when her head was repeatedly smashed into the ground during a brawl near her St. Louis high school earlier this month.

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