Online fundraiser generates $65,000 for Saskatoon teenager who was set on fire
More than $65,000 has been raised for the family of the Saskatoon teen who was seriously injured last week when a classmate at her high school allegedly set her on fire.
A 14-year-old girl has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the Sept. 5 attack at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon that sent a 15-year-old girl to hospital with serious burns. The victim has since been relocated to a hospital in Edmonton for further treatment.
A GoFundMe page set up by a cousin of the victim had raised more than $65,000 as of Sept. 10 to help the teen’s parents cover expenses while staying at their daughter’s bedside.
“My aunt and uncle are not going to leave her side until they can bring her home and they will have no income during this time,” the GoFundMe page reads. “Every dollar raised will be going directly to them so they don’t have to worry about their financial situation and can instead focus on the wellbeing and healing of their baby girl.”
A Sept. 7 update to the page said the victim will have “a long and winding road ahead of her as she begins to heal from her wounds.”
Evan Hardy Collegiate students were encouraged to wear purple Sept. 10, the first day they will return to class since last week’s violent attack, according to a Sept. 9 Facebook post shared by the victim’s aunt.
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