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Georgia county won’t pay medical bills for toddler burned by grenade in botched drug raid [View all]
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/19/georgia-county-wont-pay-medical-bills-for-toddler-burned-by-grenade-in-botched-drug-raid/
Georgia county won’t pay medical bills for toddler burned by grenade in botched drug raid
By Travis Gettys
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 9:09 EDT
Officials in a Georgia county are refusing to pay medical expenses for a toddler badly injured during a police raid on the home where the boy was staying.
Bounkham Phonesavanh was hospitalized for weeks in a burn unit after a SWAT officer tossed a flash grenade into his crib during a no-knock raid May 28 in Habersham County.
The 19-month-old suffered serious wounds, including a hole in his chest that exposed his ribs, and burns to his face and chest when the grenade detonated just inches away from him as he slept.
The grenades were developed for combat use and are intended to temporarily blind and deafen anyone nearby.
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