Social media prank left California mom of two hospitalized: 'Instantly it was dark'

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Social media prank left California mom of two hospitalized: 'Instantly it was dark'
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A new mom was left hospitalized after teens targeted her in what authorities are calling a 'social media trend.'

said"four male juveniles entered Target" at approximately 2:45 p.m., walking around before"one of them picked up a bucket and placed it over the head of an adult female shopper."

"One of the ironies in all of this is that when I was transferred to a hospital after the incident ... it was the same hospital where I was treated for cancer," Clay-Monaghan adds. In a written statement provided to TODAY.com, a Target spokesperson says"the safety of our guests and team members is Target’s top priority."

"It was so sad to see his face," Clay-Monaghan says."Hitting your head on the ground, people don't necessarily wake up from that. He was consumed with fear."The new mom shares that she and her husband struggled with infertility for five years, eventually conceiving their twin boys via medical intervention. Now, she shudders to think at what would have happened if her sons were with her.

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