Hot Water Challenge trend claims another victim as sleeping lad, 15, is left with shocking burns after idiot pals poured boiling hot water over him
Nickolas Conrad, 15, from Arkansas, said the skin "rolled off" his neck and his mother Mickey Conrad claims he was dropped off without having seen a doctor
A TEENAGER was left with first and second degree burns after his friends poured boiling water over his neck.
Nickolas Conrad, 15, from Arkansas, became the latest victim of the Hot Water Challenge when his friends heated boiling water in a microwave and threw it over him.
The teen said the skin "rolled off" his neck and his mother Mickey Conrad claims he was dropped off without having seen a doctor.
The group of boys got up at around 3am to shock Nickolas and also burned him with a cigarette lighter.
Nickolas told THV11: "I felt this really bad burning on my neck and when I woke up and I started screaming and crying.
"It was the worst pain of my life.
"I just want them to leave me alone. They're not my friends anymore and they're not going to be."
Little Rock Police are investigating the incident, according to the New York Daily News.
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Earlier in August, a New York girl suffered horrific burns when her friends threw boiling water over her face.
Jamoneisha Merritt, suffered burns to her face chest, back and shoulders in New York early Monday morning, the reports.
The Hot Water Challenge: The latest deadly internet-driven craze that is terrifying parents
The Hot Water Challenge is a dangerous new craze that has claimed several victims.
Inspired by YouTube videos, it involves pouring scalding hot water over an unsuspecting person.
In one some instances, people are dared to drink the boiling liquid.
Parents of some of the victims have urged others to warn their kids of the dangers.
Diane Johnson – the aunt of Ki'ari Pope, who died after drinking boiling water – told local media: “Parents, talk to your kids about these challenges.
“Don’t just give them your phone and let them go by. Watch what they are doing.”
Police have arrested the 12-year-old girl who is accused of dumping the water on her, charging her with felony assault.
The heinous alleged act was apparently part of a worrying craze known as the “hot water challenge,” in which an unsuspecting person has hot water poured over them.
In other variations, people willingly try to drink boiling water, police sources said.
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