Story of 3-Year-Old Girl Kicked Out of KFC Reportedly Might Be a Hoax
The touching story of a little girl whose facial scars caused her to get kicked out of a KFC might be a hoax, a local newspaper claims, which means that the $135,000 in money her family may receive is in jeopardy.
A reporter from the Laurel Leader-Call revealed that, according to a source “with deep knowledge of the investigation,” the internal KFC investigation found multiple holes in the story told by Kelly Mullins, the grandmother of a three-year-old recovering from a brutal pit bull attack. For instance, she told the company that she and Victoria Wilcher went to KFC on May 15th to order mashed potatoes and iced tea after a hospital visit, but none of the restaurants near the hospital had no record of anyone ordering those two items together. The source added that plenty of hospital patients with disfiguring induries have visited the restaurant: “We’ve had people come in who were shot in the face. We’ve had them with tubes and wire sticking out. We never have asked anyone to leave.”
This part may be more sketchy, though:
The family initially told KFC the incident happened at the location on State and High streets, a claim backed by a Facebook post by Victoria’s Victories, a page run by Teri Rials Bates, the girl’s aunt that read: “Thank you for your support for Victoria. If you would like to file a complaint its the KFC on State Street in Jackson MS.” That store is not in operation and has been closed for several years.
Victoria’s Victories changed its story Friday, saying the State Street reference was a mistake. In it, Bates wrote: “Im the Aunt, I run her page and Im the one that miss quoted that it was State street when it was actually Woodrow Wilson. Dont blame the grandmother for my mistake!”
“I promise its not a hoax, I never thought any of this would blow up the way it has,” the Facebook page recently posted, according to Buzzfeed. “The article circling the web calling this a hoax is untrue. The article it self say the investigation is not complete. It is not over until KFC releases a statement.” So far, the family’s raised $135,000 in internet donations, as well as offers for free surgeries and legal representation.
Regardless of the investigation’s outcome, KFC has pledged $30,000 to help Victoria recover from her injuries, because ain’t no way a 3-year-old is responsible for perpetrating a hoax.
[The Laurel Leader-Call]
[Image via Victoria’s Victories/Facebook]
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