With the school year just getting started, parents across Frisco, Texas are wondering what led to a 12-year-old boy being hospitalized. The answer, they fear, could be any parent’s worst nightmare.
According to CBS News, Tristian Weekley left his school minutes before the dismissal bell rang. Security footage shows Weekley walking through the school’s cafeteria. He put his backpack down and then began running in one direction before changing course and running in another direction away from the school, per CBS.
Eventually, Weekley was found unresponsive, about a 20-minute walk away from school and in the opposite direction of his home, according to police reports. Weekley’s mother, Chandra, said her son was rushed to the intensive care unit (ICU) where he remains.
During an interview with Smash da Topic, Chandra said they are still trying to piece together the events that led to Weekley’s collapse. She did, however, reveal her son told her he was approached by a woman inside his school who offered him some type of ice cream.
“My son stated that a women approached him by the bathroom inside of the school,” Chandra said. According to her, when Weekley declined her offer, the suspected woman forced the ice cream in his face.
Police are investigating the matter, but in a statement obtained by CBS News, Frisco police say they have “no evidence yet to support anything criminal in this matter.”
But Weekley’s mother thinks differently.
A toxicologist determined Weekley ingested a large amount of acetone, the chemical used in paint thinner and nail polish remover. He has been in ICU since the incident occurred August 15.
When ingested by humans, the chemical can cause “headaches, confusion, nausea, racing pulse, changes in the size and amount of blood cells, unconsciousness (passing out), or coma,” according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Chandra remains vigilant in trying to get answers about why Weekley was out of class in the first place and what exactly led to his alleged interaction with the suspected woman. In another interview, she said “all I can say is that the truth will come out.” She continued, “My attorney is on it.”