Doctors, KFC will still help scarred despite hoax controversy

Facebook/facebook Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon Frank Stiles said he will still help reconstruct 3-year-old Victoria’s face.

Supporters have doubled down on their vows to help a disfigured 3-year-old girl who was allegedly booted from a KFC — even after reports claimed the whole story was a hoax.

Even though a website collecting donations for the tot offered to refund anyone who felt duped, at least two doctors and KFC itself reaffirmed their promises to financially back the little girl’s recovery

Earlier this month, Kelly Mullins claimed a Mississippi KFC kicked out her 3-year-old granddaughter Victoria, a pit bull attack survivor, because the tot’s scars scared off customers. The story went viral, and thousands donated to help the little girl.

But then KFC claimed the story was a deep fried lie.

The chain said it found no evidence that the girl and her grandma even went to a KFC store on the day of the alleged discrimination. The Laurel Leader-Call confirmed that no receipts matched what Mullins claimed to have ordered.

The family has stood by its version of the story, although the Facebook page they had used to document Victoria’s recovery has been removed.

A gofundme.com page dedicated to raising money for the toddler has been suspended. Before the hoax allegations, it raised more than $ 132,000 from almost 3,000 donors, NBC News reported.

ABC 13 ‘What he does know is that a little girl is a victim, and that’s what his focus is,’ he said.

GoFundMe CEO Brad Damphousse said the site will offer refunds to anyone who feels fooled.

But not everyone is chickening out of their pledges to help the 3-year-old.

KFC said it will still donate $ 30,000 to Victoria’s medical bills — a promise the chain made even before it launched its investigation.

Two doctors who vowed to help the little girl also said they’re not backing away from the case, despite the slew of back-and-forth allegations.

Last week, Las Vegas plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Stiles flew to Jackson to meet the tot and offered to reconstruct her face. The procedures would normally cost tens of thousands of dollars, but the doctor said he’d cover the bills.

Susan Davis, who runs Stile’s practice, told the Las Vegas Review Journal that the plastic surgeon is committed to helping Victoria, amid the hoax controversy.

Victoria’s Victories/Via Facebook Earlier this month, Victoria’s grandmother claimed the tot was kicked out of a KFC because of her scars. The chain said the incident never happened.

“What he does know is that a little girl is a victim, and that’s what his focus is,” she said.

Stiles hopes to bring on a neurologist to the case, too, who could help with Victoria’s facial paralysis.

Another doctor, Raymond Peters of Naples, Fla., agreed to fit Victoria with a prosthetic eye. He said his offer still stands, too.

“The child is separate and above this problem with KFC. I made a commitment,” he told the newspaper. “I’m going to keep my commitment as long as it takes.”

Peters said that since Victoria is so young, she’ll likely need a new prosthetic every year. He plans to help her with the upkeep.

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