Two Atlanta women were sentenced Wednesday for a fight in which hot oil was thrown on another group of women in February 2014.
Myzelle Chantel Armstrong, 19, was sentenced to four years in prison and 36 years of probation after being found guilty on two accounts of aggravated battery and eight counts of aggravated assault, according to WSB-TV 2 Atlanta.
Zawadi Clark plead guilty at the beginning of the trial and was sentenced to three years in prison and 37 years of probation.
Prosecutors are also pending charges against a 22-year-old woman, WSB-TV 2 Atlanta notes.
The fight began when two groups began arguing over messages and photos published on Instagram, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The two groups later decided to meet up at the Cumberland Glenn Apartments in Smyrna to continue the fight in person.
Armstrong and her friends brought several weapons to the fight including a baseball bat and cooking pots that contained hot oil, Cobb District Attorney Vic Reynolds reports.
When the other group arrived, Armstrong proceeded to hold the car door open as Clark threw oil on the women.
Ashley Hardy was left with second degree burns and lifetime scars. Reynolds says another woman had to undergo skin grafting as a result of the burns.
Assistant District Attorney Jaret Usher and the judge pointed out that the hot oil showed premeditation and is one of the worse injuries that can be done to somebody. Hot oil is “universally thought of being the most horrific kind of injuries you can inflict on somebody,” Judge Robert D. Leonard II said.
At the sentencing, Armstrong let out an emotional apology and cited the woman she carried out the attack with as having an influence on her.
“Forgive me. Forgive me for being friends with girls who I thought were my friends,” Armstrong said. “Again I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry.”
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