KFC is investigating a claim alleging that employees at one of its restaurants in Jackson, Miss., recently asked the family of a 3-year-old girl to leave because her face scared other diners.

Victoria Wilcher was attacked by a pit bull in April,

. A Facebook page,

, was launched soon after to keep people posted on her recovery.

An update describing the alleged incident was posted Thursday and attracted enough attention to warrant a response from KFC.

KFC's responded via Facebook comment Friday morning:



"Please accept our sincere apologies while we try to investigate this incident. ... We have zero tolerance for any kind of disrespectful behavior by our team members. Once we have further details, we will immediately investigate this and take action, and we wish nothing but the best for Victoria in her recovery."



A KFC spokesperson also responded in an email to The Clarion-Ledger:



"Our investigation is ongoing, but we will make things right for this beautiful little girl and her family, and will work with the franchisee to take appropriate action at the restaurant."

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