The 3 year-old girl at the center of a controversy related to injuries she sustained in a vicious pit bull attack, will soon have a new prosthetic eye, following surgery in Florida Tuesday.
The procedure follows Victoria Wilcher's preliminary examination visit with Dr. Frank Stile at the Raymond E. Peters Center for Custom Prosthetics in Naples, Fla., on Monday.
The toddler's family received over $100,000 from a GoFundMe campaign, along with $30,000 from Kentucky Fried Chicken for the surgery, according to news.com. KFC offered the money to help the family pay medical bills related to the April mauling, after employees reportedly told Victoria and her grandmother to leave its Jackson, Miss., location on May 15 because other patrons were frightened of her mangled appearance. Previous news reports reported the incident was a hoax. An investigation did not find evidence indicating whether an employee actually asked the pair to leave. KFC gave their portion of the money to the Frank Stile Foundation, an organization that helps children in need, upon the Wilcher's request.
"The family is committed to having the money put in a discretionary trust account for Victoria with a third-party, non-family member designated as the trustee," explained Bill Kellum, the Wilcher's attorney. "They want to make sure every cent goes toward Victoria getting better."
Victoria and her grandmother said they ate a meal at the restaurant after visiting the doctor's office.
"The family didn't think it was appropriate to accept KFC's donation, but KFC is invited to make a donation to the Frank Stile Foundation," Kellum told The Leader-Call when the family rejected KFC's monetary contribution.
Anonymous sources told The Leader-Call that Wilcher's family reportedly made professionals and citizens pay for over $135,000 in gifts and cash for the surgery.
