Father apologizes for teen daughter accused of serving poisoned cake to
classmates
11-18-2004, 1:43 p.m.
ATLANTA
The father of one of two 13-year-old girls accused of serving poisoned
cake to about a dozen students said Thursday he and his daughter were sorry
it happened.
"It was a horrible prank that went too far and a lot of people have
suffered," the father told The Associated Press. The man asked that he not
be identified by name to protect his daughter.
The girls were held on assault charges Wednesday, a day after handing
out the cornbread cake at East Cobb Middle School.
Lab tests showed the icing contained an expired prescription drug,
bleach, clay and hot-pepper sauce, police said. Eleven students who ate it
were treated at a hospital and released.
Both teens were charged with 12 counts of aggravated assault with
intent to commit murder. One girl was also charged with terroristic acts and
interference with government property. Both are still in custody, the father
said.
Because the investigation is ongoing, Cobb Police Department spokesman
Dana Pierce declined to comment on exactly how dangerous the cake was
believed to be, saying only that it was potent enough to cause nausea,
vomiting and diarrhea.
The father said the two girls began playing around in the kitchen
Tuesday after growing bored.
"It was not any kind of malicious intent," he said. "They thought it
would be funny. They know it's not funny now."
The father said his daughter was diagnosed this summer with Asperger's
syndrome, and that doctors told him the girl should not be in a conventional
school setting. Asperger's is an autism-related condition characterized by
social and communication deficiencies.
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