Police in Kerrville, Tex. say at least one person has been taken into custody and charged with first-degree arson after a 10-year-old boy was allegedly set on fire by two children.
Trysten, the mother of 10-year-old Kayden Culp, said her son remains on life support and that she believes he was intentionally set on fire.
Kayden suffered first and second degree burns to 20 per cent of his body – from his ears to belly button – after being set on fire on Oct. 2.
Trysten claimed the incident was planned, with one boy dousing her son with gasoline while the other set him on fire.
She also said her son shows signs of autism; however, he has not been diagnosed.
The children were all playing in a field near a shed at the time of the incident.
A family friend of the Culp family said she saw a shed burning but didn’t know what was going on.
“[The shed] was smoking but it wasn’t fully at a blaze yet,” said Ashley White to NBC affiliate, KXAN News.
White also said Kayden’s recovery will be a difficult one.
“He [has] a long road ahead of him, but he’s strong. He’s a strong little boy.”
According to KXAN, Kayden “is suffering from infections and is currently on medications to stabilize his heart. His blood pressure is also reportedly unstable.”
Kayden has also been sedated.
“He needs justice. I mean, no kid deserves to go through anything he’s going through. At all, period,” said White to KXAN.
Now, Trysten is planning to press criminal charges against the children who she suspects purposely harmed her child.
KXAN reported a YouCaring page has been set up to help raise funds for Kayden and his family.
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