DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – A Decatur mother is pleading for justice after her young son was attacked at a Decatur skating rink.
"It needs to stop, and there needs to consequences,” Ebony Woodland, the victim’s mother, said. “These children need to be held accountable for their actions."
Decatur police are investigating the fight that happened last Friday night. According to Woodland, her 11-year-old son, Jayden, was attacked.
"I was scared,” Jayden said.
During the fight, Ebony said her son was beaten by other kids and left unconscious.
"To see my child, my little 11-year-old child having a seizure, that is the scariest thing I have ever witnessed in my life,” she said.
Jayden said he knew the names of those who attacked him, and he is not sure why they did it. Ebony said her son kept asking the same question over and over following the fight.
"Am I gonna die? Mom, am I gonna die? Mom, am I gonna be okay?"
Jayden suffered swelling on the brain, cuts to the face, and muscle pain, according to Ebony. He is expected to recover, but the whole ordeal has left the entire Woodland family fearful.
“You don't feel safe,” Ebony said. “You feel that you are in harm’s way all the time. It is terrifying, and I have never felt like this in my whole life."
Several videos posted online appear to show the fight. WAND News will not show those videos as there appears to minors involved.
Anyone with information about the fight is asked to call police.
