Boy burned after being wrapped as mummy
An 11-year-old boy and his friends were playing a “mummy game”, where they wrapped him up in toilet paper to look like, naturally, a mummy. Of course this is a common event at sleep overs and pep rallies the world over, but in this case the boys somehow managed to set their friend on fire.
“The boys were all playing together, and they were all about the same age ranging from 8 to 11,” Police Capt. Ned Jackson said. “At this point, we think it’s just accidental — no hazing. That’s what people immediately think when you think of someone being wrapped up to a pole and burnt, but it appears that was not the case.”
[Tyler] Morgan and four to six other boys were playing in a park when the boys decided to turn him into a mummy. He was willing to go along, Jackson said.
After wrapping Morgan up against a pole, the boys strung more toilet paper to form a sort of wrestling ring. One of the boys lit that toilet paper, and when he and his playmates tried to douse the fire sparks lit the toilet paper wrapped around Morgan.
Information from: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/08/12/B...
