According to his parents, their 6-year-old son, Carter, is a good boy and knows the difference between right and wrong. So, when the 6-year-old student reportedly saw a group of kids bullying his friend, he knew he had to stand up. Unfortunately, his courage sent him to the hospital, where he received emergency surgery to repair a laceration to his eye. According to his parents, the boy was allegedly assaulted, viciously attacked, and beat up by a group of as many as seven kids when he confronted them for bullying his friend.
According to Carter, the kids who attacked him were all around his age. “They were just bullying him, like beating him up,” a tearful Carter recalled, speaking of the group of bullies who were harassing his friend. “I just told them to stop… and then they did it to me.” Now, he’s scared it will happen again, according to reports. Carter was beaten with rocks and sticks, and he even had sawdust rubbed into his eyes. In addition to the laceration to his eye that needed surgical repair, he was also left with a broken arm and several cuts and bruises across his head and face.
According to friends of the family, he also had a concussion, and his arm wasn’t just broken, his elbow was also fractured in 3 places. Making matters even more heartwrenching, Carter has Autism. “He is a very smart boy and loves video games, playing with his friends and being with his family. What happened to him wasn’t okay,” they wrote on a GoFundMe account that was set up to help the family with medical expenses.
Police immediately began investigating and identified a 5-year-old who they believe started it all, and they plan to get social services involved. The case was briefly presented to the prosecutor’s office, but they say, due to the age of everyone involved, the case won’t result in a criminal referral. “This bullying needs to stop,” the mom’s friend said. “Bullying is not okay. There’s no reason to bully someone ever,” she added.
