Just over a week ago, an 11-year-old girl in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood reported a brutal attack by two local women. Now, her family, including Trinity Washington, not only grapples with the aftermath of the assault but also fears for their safety.
A man has been threatening them with a gun, and the family is so frightened by the threats they’ve received that they refuse to return home. They said they didn’t feel protected because police have consistently been delayed in their response to their 911 calls, and the women who initially hurt the child have not been held responsible.
Community leaders are outraged, calling for justice in a rally on Tuesday, Sept. 26.
During Mexican Independence Day weekend, two women reportedly attacked Trinity outside her North Lawndale apartment, hitting her in the face with a bottle, resulting in multiple injuries, and causing her to nearly lose consciousness.
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The neighbors called her and her family the N-word and pummeled her in her right eye, causing her to undergo two surgeries. She also suffered a broken nose.
“I looked up, and a bottle was being thrown to my face; I dropped down because I felt something hard. She punched me in my nose. When she punched me, I almost blacked out, and I fell again,” Trinity said. “My eye is in so much pain, my eye and my nose.”
Wanda Porter, Trinity’s mom, says the sixth-grader has missed school and has been traumatized by the ordeal. What is making it worse is her daughter is being harassed.
She said a man asked her daughter, “Why did you bring the news people to my f***ing house?” according to CBS News.
The same individual, Deandre Carroll, returned to their home and flashed the gun multiple times.
Carroll, 32, has since been arrested and charged with one misdemeanor…
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