Three-year-old Victoria is a little girl who was attacked by pitbulls and suffered horrific injuries, including a broken upper and lower jaw, a broken nose, damaged eye socket, loss of sight in her right eye and partial facial paralysis.
She is currently undergoing physical, speech and swallow therapy and after a recent appointment, her grandmother Kelly decided to pop into KFC for a snack. However, on entering the restaurant, she was asked by a staff member to leave as her granddaughter’s scars were upsetting for other diners.
“They just told us, they said, ‘We have to ask you to leave because her face is disrupting our customers.’ (Victoria) understood exactly what they said,” explained Kelly.
“She’s got a lot of surgeries to go through and she won’t even look in the mirror anymore… When we go to a store, she doesn’t even want to get out [of the car]. She’s three years old and she’s embarrassed about what she looks like. She’s embarrassed, and I hate it because she shouldn’t be. It ain’t her fault.”
KFC has now said that it will carry out a full investigation into the incident.
“We take this very seriously, as we have zero tolerance for any kind of hurtful or disrespectful actions toward our guests. Our investigation is ongoing, but we have been in touch with the family and are committed to doing something appropriate for this beautiful little girl and her family. We will also work with the franchisee to take appropriate action at the restaurant once the specifics of the incident are determined,” said a spokesperson for the franchise.
