Lashawnda Walters, 51, will spend seven to 10.5 years behind bars for scalding her 2-year-old granddaughter.
On March 30, 2023, the toddler, who was living with Walters, had an accident and soiled her diaper, prosecutors explained.
In response to the accident, Walters assaulted the girl and placed her in a bathtub with water reaching up to 126-degree temperatures.
As a result, the toddler suffered second and third-degree burns on 17% of her body, specifically on her lower half, Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell said.
The girl was eventually taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital - Liberty Campus more than five hours later, where she was examined. She was then transported to Shriners Children’s Ohio in Dayton, where she went through “numerous procedures” and a surgical skin graft to replace the damaged skin.
Additionally, Walters had a surveillance camera in her home, which captured the moments leading up to the incident.
According to Fornshell, officers served a search warrant to look inside Walters’ home and discovered she was actively deleting videos from earlier to prevent officers from finding evidence.
Grandmother sentenced after toddler suffered second, third-degree burns from bath water
The victim was her two-year-old granddaughter.
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