Two parents from South Carolina arrested Earlier this month, a toddler managed to survive after scalding her with boiling water in the bathroom a few weeks ago.
On March 18, police received a report of a young child suffering from burns at a home in Kingstree, South Carolina, a city of about 3,300 people about 80 miles north of Charleston. Williamsburg County police officers arrived at the scene and found the child “severely burned by hot water from the bathroom toilet,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post. .
Investigators eventually used a meter to measure the temperature of the water in the toilet. digital thermometer. Thermometers reportedly showed the water was near 130 degrees Fahrenheit.For reference, most hot tubs are reportedly The maximum temperature is 104°F and water boils at 212°F.
The sheriff’s office then issued arrest warrants for the child’s parents, Nigel Flowers, 25, and Mahogahani Hemingway, 21. Flowers and Hemingway surrendered on April 11, nearly a month after the arson attack.both were indicted one count He was booked into the Williamsburg County Detention Center on a charge of unlawful conduct with a child, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
The Facebook post said: “Nigel Flowers and Mahogany Hemingway exposed an infant to unreasonable risk and caused severe burns to the infant with boiling water from a bathroom toilet, thereby endangering the infant’s life, health and safety. I gave it,” he said.
by warrantThe parents admitted they had known for about a year that the water in the toilet was “extremely hot” but “did not take appropriate steps to resolve the issue.”
A Facebook post from the sheriff’s office emphasized how young the child was, referring to it as an “infant” nearly six times. But it’s unclear how such a young baby got near toilet water in the first place.
The investigation into this incident is still ongoing.
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