ncconfused
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What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? North Carolina
My little brother was assaulted with a gun in a hotel room. He is only 17. All other people that were there were over 18. He was sleeping when the assaulters entered the room with a gun. He says he didn't feel threatened since he had met the guys before and never had any trouble with them. He went back to sleep after seeing the gun and woke to being beaten in the head with the butt of the gun. He was struck several times and sustained major injuries. He had to have several stiches to his face, staples to the back of his head, had a broken jaw and lost a significant amount of blood. However, after the first blow to his head he went unconcious and can't identify exactly who did it. He was taken to the hospital by me. After the hospital, my mother took him to our primary care doctor who said the hospital did the worst stiching job he had ever seen and didn't even give him any antibiotic ointment for his wounds. The detective working the case says he knows who did it from talking to the other people in the room, but if my brother can't identify him he can't do anything about it. The detective also says even if my brother can identify him, (how can you identify someone who has just knocked you out in your sleep?) he can only charge the guy with a misdemenor. All the people in the hotel room have had previous records... some assault, resisting officer/arrest, larceny, possession of drugs, possession of dangerous weapons, etc....Our whole family is on edge and worried there will be another attack because of who was involved in the assault (supposed gang members)although my brother is not in a gang. Another aspect was that the hotel called up to the room and told them to try and mask the smell of marijuana, so they knew there was illegal activity going on. Can the hotel be held responsible for anything since they knew these were "kids" partying and someone was obviously doing drugs? Can the hospital be held responsible for aweful care? Why can't they charge the perp with assault with a deadly weapon or even attempted murder??? What other venues can be pursued to protect our family and get some justice? We want more than a misdemenor that carries a $50 fine!!!!! Can we sue?
Thank you for your time.
My little brother was assaulted with a gun in a hotel room. He is only 17. All other people that were there were over 18. He was sleeping when the assaulters entered the room with a gun. He says he didn't feel threatened since he had met the guys before and never had any trouble with them. He went back to sleep after seeing the gun and woke to being beaten in the head with the butt of the gun. He was struck several times and sustained major injuries. He had to have several stiches to his face, staples to the back of his head, had a broken jaw and lost a significant amount of blood. However, after the first blow to his head he went unconcious and can't identify exactly who did it. He was taken to the hospital by me. After the hospital, my mother took him to our primary care doctor who said the hospital did the worst stiching job he had ever seen and didn't even give him any antibiotic ointment for his wounds. The detective working the case says he knows who did it from talking to the other people in the room, but if my brother can't identify him he can't do anything about it. The detective also says even if my brother can identify him, (how can you identify someone who has just knocked you out in your sleep?) he can only charge the guy with a misdemenor. All the people in the hotel room have had previous records... some assault, resisting officer/arrest, larceny, possession of drugs, possession of dangerous weapons, etc....Our whole family is on edge and worried there will be another attack because of who was involved in the assault (supposed gang members)although my brother is not in a gang. Another aspect was that the hotel called up to the room and told them to try and mask the smell of marijuana, so they knew there was illegal activity going on. Can the hotel be held responsible for anything since they knew these were "kids" partying and someone was obviously doing drugs? Can the hospital be held responsible for aweful care? Why can't they charge the perp with assault with a deadly weapon or even attempted murder??? What other venues can be pursued to protect our family and get some justice? We want more than a misdemenor that carries a $50 fine!!!!! Can we sue?
Thank you for your time.
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