Deputies were called to a Williamsburg County healthcare facility after a baby was brought in with burns on March 18, Investigator Jalisa Brown says.
Investigators determined the child was severely burned by hot water from a toilet, and the child’s parents, Flowers and Hemingway, “placed their infant child at unreasonable risk, affecting the infant’s life, health and safety.”
Mahogahany Na’Jae Hemingway, 21, told authorities that she knew the water in the bathroom toilet was extremely hot for about a year but never did anything to fix it, an arrest warrant states. Digital readings from inside the toilet bowl showed the temperature exceeded 129.9 degrees.
Hemingway and Nijel David Flowers, 25, have been charged with unlawful conduct toward a child.
Kingstree couple facing charges after baby burned by 129-degree toilet water
The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office says a man and a woman are facing charges after their baby was severely burned by water.
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