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9-Year-Old Left with ‘Severe Burns’ After 12-Year-Old Brother Doused Him in Boiling Water

Police claim the incident is linked to an online prank called the "Hot Water Challenge" Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven ...
New York Post

Pennsylvania boy, 12, charged for scalding 9-year-old sleeping brother with boiling water in disturbing social media prank

A 9-year-old boy in Pennsylvania was severely burned after his older brother poured scalding hot water on him as part of a disturbing social media challenge, police said. The warped 12-year-old was ...
WGAL

'Hot Water Challenge' causes Lancaster 9-year-old to suffer severe burns and police are urging parents to intervene

BAYLEE. JERRY THE BOY IN LANCASTER TOWNSHIP WAS PARTICIPATING IN WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA HAS DUBBED TO BE THE HOT WATER CHALLENGE. IT’S EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. YOU TAKE HOT OR BOILING WATER AND DUMP IT ...
Fox 12 Oregon

12-year-old charged after pouring boiling water on brother for social media prank, police say

LANCASTER, Pa. (Gray News) - A 12-year-old in Pennsylvania was charged after he allegedly decided to prank his 9-year-old brother with the social media prank, “the Hot Water Challenge.” On July 29, ...
fox43

12-year-old 'Hot Water Challenge' suspect charged, Lancaster Township Police say

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Update, Aug. 7 (7:15 p.m.): The Lancaster Township Police Department confirmed that the 12-year-old suspect is being charged with aggravated assault and recklessly endangering ...
The State

9-year-old severely burned by brother doing ‘hot water challenge’, PA cops say

A 12-year-old boy poured boiling hot water on his 9-year-old brother as part of a social media prank, police said. Photo by Sergio Camalich on Unsplash A 12-year-old boy is facing several charges ...