In April 2019, Kari Hoffmann witnessed a man toss her 5-year-old son over a third-floor balcony while shopping at the Mall of America. After her son made a miraculous recovery, Hoffmann decided she was ready to share her story.
In April 2019, Kari Hoffmann witnessed a man toss her son, Landon, over a third-floor balcony at a mall. Three years later, she speaks exclusively to "GMA" about the incident and Landon's recovery.It was any mother's worst nightmare. In April 2019, Kari Hoffmann witnessed a man toss her 5-year-old son over a third-floor balcony while shopping at a mall. As a result, her son suffered multiple life-threatening injuries including broken arms, a broken leg and skull fractures.
"I was frozen in time until I was able to speak, and now is the time that is right in our lives where we've done a lotta healing, where it's time to move forward with the story of the miracle of Landen," said Hoffmann. FILE - Shoppers, visitors and employees exit the Mall of America on March 17, 2020 as the mall in Bloomington, Minn.Hoffmann said that Landen was immediately rushed into emergency brain trauma surgery. Relatives gathered while her son was on the operating table, and they were all there when a doctor delivered the news: Her son was "going to be OK."
Landen Hoffmann on his first day of Kindergarten 5 days after coming home from the hospital in August 2019.In May 2019, Emmanuel Aranda, 24, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the attack. Aranda, who was reportedly banned from the mall on two other instances, said that he was "looking for someone to kill" when he tossed Landen from the balcony.
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Bloomington, Minn., Police Department, shows Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda.On Dec. 5, the family's attorneys announced that the lawsuit was confidentially settled and released a statement saying they were working together with Mall of America on policy changes to ensure a similar incident doesn't happen again.
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