Kaylee Gain: Family of 15-year-old accused of assaulting Missouri teen claims she is the 'real victim'

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ST LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI: The family of the Missouri girl accused of beating 16-year-old Kaylee Gain until she passed out claims that their daughter is the true victim and that she was "harassed and bullied" prior to the attack that was captured on camera.

The 15-year-old's aunt told Daily Mail that her niece was defending herself during the brawl in Spanish Lakes, Missouri on March 8; the niece is described as an honor student at Hazelwood East High School with an exceptional record.

15-year-old girl accused of assaulting Kaylee Gain

The relatives of the alleged attacker are pleading with the juvenile court system to be "compassionate" toward the minor and are requesting $150,000 in donations to help with her legal defense.

The accused girl has not been by sources named as she is a minor.

The family of the teenage suspect begged Chief Juvenile Officer Rick Gaines of the 21st Circuit Court not to charge her as an adult in a petition posted on Charge.org, as reported by New York Post.

The girl's numerous academic and athletic achievements were emphasized in the petition, which also included the fact that she plays volleyball for the school team and the violin in the orchestra, speaks four languages, and was recently chosen for AP classes at the college level.

“Prior to an incident on March 8th where she was seen defending herself from harassment and bullying, she had never been in trouble,” it read. “Her work as a scholar was tainted by the bullying she had to endure at school.”

The family took issue with Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's statement that the 15-year-old should face adult charges in the event that Kaylee Gain does not survive, claiming that "this single event is being used" to define the teen's character.

“It is unjust that such an accomplished young woman should be charged as an adult for assault without considering all the facts of the case that led to the incident where harm occurred,” the petition continued.

As the teenager's case makes its way through the legal system, the family has requested that all facets of her life be taken into account, "most importantly her victimhood as a bullied student who was merely defending herself under intense and flight vs. fight circumstances," according to the statement.

Kaylee Gain suffered a skull fracture and brain swelling

Following the altercation, the family of the young suspect was reportedly the target of "multiple racist death threats" and purported "doxxing" attempts, wherein individuals attempted to obtain personal information about the minor.

“The focus should be to pray for the healing and reconciliation of both parties, as this truly was a teenage fight that should’ve never happened to begin with, but did and spun completely out of control,” the relatives of the accused argued.

The family had previously launched a GoFundMe campaign to assist with the girl's legal expenses, but after nearly $3,000 was raised, the platform quickly removed it for breaking its terms of service.

Since then, donors have received their money back. The now-closed fundraising campaign said the teenager was "unfairly" depicted as a bully instead of a victim. The Daily Mail stated that they were "in a complicated situation."

According to her family, Gain suffered a potentially fatal fracture to her skull from being punched repeatedly and having her head slammed into the pavement in the graphic video of the altercation.

Gain experienced brain swelling and bleeding, and it has been almost two weeks since the beating. Gain is still not conscious.

“The full scope and extent of Kaylee’s injuries and prognosis for recovery cannot be determined until, with God’s grace, she regains consciousness, and the family asks that you continue to keep Kaylee in your thoughts and prayers as she continues to recover,” family attorney Bryan Kaemmerer wrote in a statement released on Monday, March 18.