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Shanti
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A real hero
Paralyzed Girl Forgives Shooter in Court
By DENISE LAVOIE, AP
BOSTON (April 14) - Five-year-old Kai Leigh Harriott sat in the front of the courtroom in her wheelchair and looked directly at the man who had just pleaded guilty to firing the shot that paralyzed her.
At first, she broke down, crying harder than she ever had since the night nearly three years ago when Anthony Warren fired three rounds at the house where she was sitting on a porch.
After a sip of water and some consoling from her mother, Kai spoke.
"What you done to me was wrong," she said to the man seated just 10 feet away. "But I still forgive him."
Warren, 29, of Boston, had been scheduled to go to trial on six assault and weapons charges last month. He instead pleaded guilty to all charges Thursday.
Prosecutors say Warren, his brother and others had an argument with people who lived on the first floor of the three-family house where Kai lived with her family. They left, then Warren returned around 11 p.m. on July 1, 2003, and fired three rounds at the house.
One of the bullets hit Kai - then 3 years old - as she sat on a third-floor porch with an older sister. The bullet shattered her spine, permanently paralyzing her from the chest down.
After his guilty plea, the girl, her mother and two sisters gave emotional statements to Judge Margot Botsford, who then sentenced Warren to 13 to 15 years in prison and five years' probation.
04/14/06 06:30 EDT
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Shanti
True love
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Re: A real hero
The video of her in court moved me to tears. What a special little girl!
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| Posted 4/14/06 5:38 PM |
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Stefanie
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Stefanie
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Re: A real hero
Omg...
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| Posted 4/14/06 5:39 PM |
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Tany
Becoming a different woman
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Tania
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Re: A real hero
what an amazing heart.
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| Posted 4/14/06 5:39 PM |
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ssbride05
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Re: A real hero
awwww... 
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| Posted 4/14/06 5:40 PM |
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Bri
I Love You to Pieces!
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Brianne
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Re: A real hero
aaawwwwww . . . .
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| Posted 4/14/06 6:43 PM |
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LAMGAJ28
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Re: A real hero
OMG......what a story.....
What a strong little girl....and what an awesome gift she has an early age.......the art of forgiveness......awwwww........
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| Posted 4/14/06 8:42 PM |
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Mushpot
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Traci
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Re: A real hero
omg!! so sad!
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| Posted 4/14/06 10:17 PM |
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peabody
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Re: A real hero
Wow! That story got to me. What an amazing little girl.
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| Posted 4/14/06 11:04 PM |
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DebG
Pick a cause & stand up for it
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The cure IS worse!
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Re: A real hero
WOW! Such wisdom and maturity for such a little girl who has had to already face too much.
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| Posted 4/15/06 8:41 AM |
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dooodles
When you wish upon a star
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Because 2 people fell in love
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Re: A real hero
What an amazing little girl
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| Posted 4/15/06 10:16 AM |
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SoinLove
Making big changes
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Kristin
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Re: A real hero
Wow
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| Posted 4/15/06 10:23 AM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
Kisses
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Re: A real hero
Posted by DebG
WOW! Such wisdom and maturity for such a little girl who has had to already face too much.
Absolutely. A lesson for us all.
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| Posted 4/15/06 10:28 AM |
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boosh1002
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Re: A real hero
I saw this, the mom even hugged the guy.
She is truly amazing.
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| Posted 4/15/06 10:30 AM |
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