Police: Man Dumped Boiling Water On Toddler’s Face As She Slept
October 30, 2010 at 8:44 am by JadedEvansville, IN – A toddler girl was seen in the hospital early Friday morning suffering from second- and third-degree burns to her face, neck and shoulders, and according to police, her mother’s boyfriend is responsible for the injuries. Authorities claim 28-year-old Kyle Hankins poured boiling water on the child’s face as she slept. The child’s mother, Krystal Lockridge, told police Kyle showed up at her apartment at about 10:00 Thursday evening – the couple spent about an hour together before Krystal fell asleep with her other two children. At about 2:00 a.m., she woke to the sound of 2-year-old Kayleigh screaming. Krystal said she found her daughter sitting in a chair in the living room with burns on her face. Kyle reportedly told her Kayleigh had peed the bed while she was sleeping and he decided to bathe her. He ran the tub, plopped her in it and left the bathroom, returning only after she started screaming. Investigators called bullshit on that nonsense almost immediately. According to the arrest affidavit, Kayleigh’s bed and pillow were wet; only one side of her face was burned; the burn patterns show that she was likely sucking her thumb when doused. And on top of that, had she been sitting in a tub full of hot water, her feet, legs and butt would have been scalded. Kyle is being held without bond, charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, battery on a child and neglect of a dependent. Police say this is his fourth arrest for battery since 2005, two of those cases involved Krystal.
Tags: aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, Evansville, Indiana, neglect of a dependent, scalding
























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