Indiana woman pleads guilty to scalding toddler son in bath
Posted February 07, 2020 6:00 am
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana woman faces at least three years in prison after she pleaded guilty to scalding her toddler.
Cristiana Mendez, 23, of Hammond, pleaded guilty on Thursday to neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily injury. In exchange for the plea to the felony charge, prosecutors dropped several other counts, The (Northwest Indiana) Times reported.
Mendez placed her then-19-month-old son in a dangerously hot bath in July 2017 and poured a cup of scalding water over him, according to the plea agreement. The boy suffered burns on about 40% of his body.
Prosecutors say he has had multiple skin grafts.
A hearing was set for March 12.
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