CORDOVA, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee woman charged with child abuse says her 4-month-son suffered third-degree burns while taking a bath.
News outlets report Memphis police were called to a children’s hospital Tuesday morning for a report of an infant suffering third-degree burns from his torso down. Police say the baby also was found to have other external and internal injuries.
The baby’s mother, 24-year-old Chantel Woodson, says the baby was scalded during a bath. She says she placed the baby in a sink, turned on the water and walked away. Then she heard the baby screaming and said she returned to find him burned.
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The baby wasn’t brought to the hospital until the next day. Woodson has been charged with child abuse and neglect. It’s unclear if she has a lawyer.
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