Family of Baby Bou Bou to be awarded $3.6 million

Feb 26, 2016 - 15:27
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Family of Baby Bou Bou to be awarded $3.6 million

The parents of a baby injured by an errant flash-bang grenade will be awarded $3.6 million after a federal judge's decision on Friday.

The child, Bounkham "Baby Bou Bou" Phonesavanh, was 19-months-old when he was critically injured around 2 a.m. on May 28, 2014 during a SWAT raid.

A member of the team threw a flash-bang grenade exploded in the toddler's face causing severe bus.

"We have worked diligently with our co-counsel to obtain the best possible result for Baby Bou Bou and his family," Attoey Mawuli Mel Davis of Davis Bozeman Law Firm said. "What we achieved will not fix what happened or take away the nightmares, but we hope it helps them move forward as a family."

The family's home in Wisconsin had recently bued and they were staying with family in Coelia.

This is the latest settlement involving the case.

Earlier in February, settlements for $1.65 million with Rabun and Stephens Counties were reached. Previously, an agreement for $964,000 with Habersham County and the City of Coelia, settled  for $1 million.

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