Atlanta Teen Attacked with Boiling Rice While Sleeping

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An Atlanta teenager is a medically-induced coma at a local hospital after family members say two other teens doused him with boiling hot rice while he was sleeping.

According to WSB-TV, the family of Damon Clay, 17, says that the teen was attacked on Monday by two other teenagers who thought Clay had stolen a PlayStation 3. The attack has left Clay scarred and burned over 70 percent of his body, the station says.

Clay had been in jail on a burglary charge, but accepted a three-month diversion program offered by an East Point nonprofit. Family members told WSB-TV that the program provided Clay with no supervision and didn’t even have a group home for its clients; instead, Clay had to couch surf with friends and family.

The two teens accused of attacking Clay, Quintavious Barber and Malik Moton, have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and cruelty to a child, WSB-TV says.