investigations took place, including one by an independent investigator. neither revealed any evidence that the incident occurred, and we consider the investigation closed. we are honoring our commitment to make a $30,000 donation to assist with victoria s medical bills. despite repeated attempts by cnn to contact the family and its attorney, no calls were returned. the attorney did tell this to a local newspaper. it is unfortunate that victoria and her family are being vilified on what appears to be the result of an inconclusive investigation conducted by kfc and/or its agents that complies victoria s story is a hoax. go fund me has now pulled her page. interesting, right. joining me now to talk more about this, cnn comment tater, mel robbins.
to make matters worse, they were asked to leave a kentucky fried chicken restaurant in mississippi because her wounds were upsetting to other diners. i sit down at the table with her, started feeding her and the lady came over and she said that we would have to leave. we were just disturbing her other customers, but victoria s face was disturbing other customers. the family created a page on go fund me to go tell her story and donations started pouring in. even kentucky fried chicken said they would donate $30,000 for her recovery, but wait, kentucky fried chicken did an investigation of their own to look at the validity of the families claim and found no evidence to sport support their story. like the rest of america, the kfc family has been moved by the story of victoria s injuries and recovery. after the alleged incident was reported to us, two
warrant before searching a cell phone incident to arrest. pamela brown reporting live from the u.s. supreme court this morning. thank so much. for mills around the world, it s become the key way to get the money to fund a business and medical procedures. i m talking about crowd funding. recent stories about scams involving these websites are raising red flags. one controversy involves a three-year-old girl mauled by a pit bull then she went into a kfc in jackson, mississippi, where they are family claims she was thrown out. thousands of dollars were raised for her family, but as you know right now it all could be a hoax. cnn has more. reporter: three-year-old victoria wilcher viciously attack by pit bulls, who would not want to help this little girl. her family posted her tragic story on facebook and said that
today kfc did just that. after the alleged incident was with reported to us, two investigations took place, including one by within independent investigator. neither revealed any evidence that the incident occurred. we consider the investigation closed. kfc also said it is committed to honoring the $30,000 donation to victoria. i commend the company for keeping that promise. she s been through a terrible tragedy and has a long road to recovery. we wish her all the best. the lowest price
national attention. kfc pledged $30,000 toward victoria s medical care. donations poured in on the family s fundraising site. over $100,000 raised. today a new report in a local newspaper alleged the whole story was a hoax. reporter: according to the laurel leader-call paper, sources told the paper the entire incident was an elaborate publicity stunt to raise money saying security footage doesn t put victoria or her grandmother who claimed to be with her, in the kfc or even another kfc, the day the incident supposedly occurred. victoria s aunt wrote on facebook, i promise it s not a hoax. i never thought any of this would blow up the way it has. she added, it is not over until kfc releases a statement.