Boy Paralyzed by School Bully
LYNN, Mass. (WBZ) ? Investigators have yet to discover anything to confirm that an 11-year-old boy from Lynn was paralyzed when a bully pushed him down the stairs at school.
Matthew Mumbauer is in intensive care at Mass. General Hospital, and his family claims he was put there by a bully.
Alyssa Cormier claims incident happened March 11 at the Brickett Elementary School, where Mumbauer is a student.
Cormier told WBZ her son was pushed down a flight of stairs by a boy who had been bullying him. She said her son complained of pain later in the day and had to be carried out by the school nurse.
Two days later Mumbauer was experiencing paralysis, according to his family. Cormier says, her son is paralyzed and on a ventilator, suffering from pneumonia.
In a newly released statement, Lynn police say they “have discovered nothing to confirm the incident occurred at school.”
Police say they have not been able to talk to Mumbauer because of his medical condition, but detectives do plan to meet with the boy when the time is right.
According to police, they are working closely with the boy’s school and his family to figure out what happened.
The family is holding a fundraiser on April 12 at the First Congregational Church in Saugus to help with Matthew’s mounting medical expenses.
Doctor’s say Matthew’s prognosis is still up in the air, but there are signs he will recover.
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