Amy Marie Lenard let her burned child suffer for 5 days

[Jaded]

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The injuries in this case occurred on a Friday... but the child's mother apparently waited 5 whole days before getting treatment for the second degree burns which covered most of her son's backside.

Investigator Mark Whitten says he's never had a case as emotional as the one he found in an Oxford hospital.

"Both the nurse and the social worker had tears in their eyes and I just knew at that point this was not gonna be a good situation." said Whitten.

Then they showed him a 2 ½ year old boy covered in burned skin, and in severe pain.

Whitten said it looked consistent with child abuse he'd seen in medical literature. "It about looks like current with the pamphlet that the child may have been dropped in hit water." "Intentionally?" "Yes sir." said the investigator.

But the investigation couldn't prove child abuse. What it could prove, was that the boy's mother, Amy Marie Lenard, neglected her son's injuries, which she said occurred under the care of her boyfriend. "What we charged Ms. Lenard with was actually depriving him of necessary health care for a 2 ½ year old who had 2nd degree burns over 20% of his body." said prosecutor Jay Hale.

Doctors say 2nd degree burns are among the most painful of all.

Testimony showed Lenard by-passed the local Batesville Hospital in favor of taking the child 20 miles down the road to Oxford. The boy was in such bad shape doctors had to give him narcotics to get his clothes off him, clothes which we are told, stuck to his skin.

Lenard faces prison time and very possibly the loss of all three of her children.

And Whitten said all could have been prevented with a call for help. "Call the Sheriff's office, call the Department of Human Services, call the Police Department. Someone will help you and they will help you immediately." he said.

Lenard faces sentencing next month. Prosecutors say they'll likely ask for the maximum penalty... 5 years in prison.

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I can only find one article on this case. No mention of the alleged boyfriend that was taking care of the child. I know that she was arrested on the 16th, so the injury happened on the 10th of this month.

[crickett]

She doesn't need children. The kids definately do not need her, nor do they deserve her. What if he had died within that 5 day period? Burns CAN be deadly. Take the kids away, get the bitch sterilized. Then she can hang out with this POS and he'll have only her to abuse. If it's not acceptable to her that he beat and burn her then she can leave him. I guess it's o.k. as long as SHE doesn't feel the pain.
UH....Envy....where'd you leave the nail gun? I need to borrow it.

[Dasias_Proud_Mommy]

Ugh...poor baby.
I just got over a 1st & 2nd degree burn on just my foot (handle on pan broke--boiling water on my bare feet--not good) one wasn't burned badly, but the other...ugh. (I'll post pics one of these days)
It hurt like crazy, I can not even imagine the pain!! 20% of his body? Burns get infected sooo easily, if its not already. Good thing he got to the hospital when he did. OMG--this infuriates me. I say we burn this bitch and her penis alive...wastes of oxygen.
I hope lil' man heals well.

[OMalley]

OMG 5 days - I feel sick when I think of how much this poor baby suffered. He must've been in constant pain. BITCH. I hope she gets the maximum penalty. 1 year for each day the child suffered seems ALMOST fair.

And what about the boyfriend? It doesn't seem right that he escape punishment. and, if he did this once, he's bound to do it again to another child.

[Envy]

I'm sorry crickett, but this time i get to use it. I got physically sick reading this article and am fighting against throwing up. you can use the soldering iron or your welding equipment, but i got the nail gun. *picks up nail gun* show me to the mother.

[Peeperann]

Holy fucking God! The bitch or the penis dropped him in water so hot it caused burns like that?? No fuckin way was this an accident! And then waited for 5 days to get him help?

We just need to toss them into boiling oil until they die. And laugh and throw stuff while they're burning....

Poor little guy, having to give him narcotics to get his clothes off?? I am outraged right now! I'm so angry I don't know what to do with it!!! And I puked when I looked at the pics. And she may only get 5 years? WTF? What about the penis? Any charges there?

Take those children away and never let her set eyes on them again..........

[Gilbrit]

Lenard faces sentencing next month. Prosecutors say they'll likely ask for the maximum penalty... 5 years in prison.

That child will be in pain and having medical attention long after 5 years.
What is wrong with the justice system?

Neglect for not getting a serious injury treated, can be attempted murder.

I. JUST. DO. NOT. GET. IT.

[Silvahalo]

People are bastards...selfish, useless, piecesofshit!

Lenard faces prison time and very possibly the loss of all three of her children.

WTF? what's this shit? people do this sick shit to children and the law says "possibly"????

I'm so angry but not just at the bastards who did this but the system who does not give rats-ass about the misery and torture of children. Children are not seen as equal members of our society! time and time again children are disposed of mutilated, raped, dismembered, beaten, shaken, frozen and of course burned and people just don't care enough...it's not enough that they are children and helpless. Tell me what then do they want because I just don't fucking understand.


Sweet child..heal completely and know that some of us do care.

[RockRGrl]

Maximum sentence is 5 years..that is an insult!!! Poor baby didn't deserve this and I can't even begin to wrap my head around how anyone could do this to an innocent, defenseless child. Makes me sad :(

[Trish]

OMG the pain that poor baby must of been in.
People like this don't deserve to have children. I honestly hope she loses her kids for good. Even if her boyfriend was the one to cause it, she did not take care of her child and get the help he needed immediately.
Women wake up..... Your kids come before your penis. I hope the boyfriend gets charged too!!!!
DAMN IDIOTS