Horror injuries suffered by Louisiana girl attacked by gang for wearing a bikini

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Jessica Byrnes-Laird from Haughton, Louisiana, visited a store on Sunday
Had been at the beach all day with her boyfriend and still had swimwear on
A group of men approached the car as he went inside to buy cigarettes
When he returned, he heard their comments and started a fight with them
He eventually got back in, but then one of the men threw a pipe at the car
It flew through the passenger-side window and smashed her in the face

Published: 11:07 EST, 1 August 2015 | Updated: 13:23 EST, 1 August 2015

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An 18-year-old girl has been left with horrific injuries after she was attacked by a gang of men for wearing a bikini.

Jessica Byrnes-Laird from Haughton, Louisiana, stopped at a local convenience store on the way back from the beach with her boyfriend on Sunday.

Surveillance footage shows the group of men then approached the car and started catcalling her.

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Jessica Byrnes-Laird from Haughton, Louisiana, suffered ten broken teeth and had too many stitches to count after a man threw a pipe through her car window

She stopped at a local convenience store on the way back from the beach with her boyfriend (right) on Sunday and was still wearing a bikini when the group of men attacked

Her boyfriend heard the comments and approached the men, starting a fight.

He eventually got back in the car, but one of the men grabbed a pipe and threw it into the passenger-side window, hitting Byrnes-Laird in the face.

She told KTBS she has at least 10 broken teeth and too many stitches to count. But the psychological damage is having a greater impact.

CCTV captures fight that left teen girl with horrific injuries

'There's a little bit of fear, honestly, because going through this make you realize how delicate life is, and you never know what can happen,' Byrnes-Laird said. 'Things happen so suddenly, without warning.

'All the support that's been shown towards me, I'm so extremely thankful,' Byrnes-Laird said.

A GoFundMe account has been set up to cover her dental bills had raised more than $8,000 as of Saturday.

Police are now trying to track down the attackers and are appealing to the public for information.

Surveillance footage shows the group of men then approached the car and started catcalling her. Her boyfriend heard the comments and approached the men, starting a fight

He eventually got back in the car, but one of the men grabbed a pipe and threw it into the passenger-side window, hitting Byrnes-Laird in the face - leaving her with horrific injuries (pictured)