Sentenced: Idaho Falls Monster Arrested, Caused Hypothermia To Terminally Ill Child As Punishment

[Sugar Cookie]

The probable cause affidavit states Ashlynn Lee Richardson, 24, reportedly forced a 7-year-old boy
to sit in a cold shower for 20 minutes as punishment for wetting the bed.

Court records state the victim has limited ability to move, walk or talk due to juvenile Huntington’s disease, which is terminal.

A neighbor told Idaho Falls Police Department officers that on Sept. 24 she heard running water, a child screaming and Richardson yelling “stop it.” The neighbor said the noise was disturbing enough that she felt compelled to check what was happening.

The neighbor said she spoke to Richardson for 15 minutes, and could still hear the water running and the child whimpering.

Richardson gave police multiple accounts of what happened when she returned to the shower. She first said she returned to find cold water running on the victim, who was cold and stiff. She then said he was fine when she returned, but later became cold and stiff.

Richardson said she contacted 911 and an ambulance took the victim to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for treatment. An emergency medical responder took his temperature with an ear thermometer, getting a result of 71.8 degrees Fahrenheit. He was diagnosed with “profound hypothermia.”

Doctors told police they suspected the child had been abused. During an examination, multiple injuries were found on the child’s body, including bruises on his forehead and shoulders and a swollen lip. The doctors also found evidence of cannabis in the victim’s urine.

Richardson claimed she had set the water to hot when starting the shower. She said that she ignored the victim when she heard him falling in the shower, even after hearing the curtain rod crashing down.

“Ashlynn said that (the victim) was safer alone in the shower than he would have been if she was in there because of how mad she was at him,” the detective wrote in the probable cause affidavit.

The affidavit states Richardson confessed to using cold showers to punish the victim for wetting the bed, having done so on multiple occasions.

Richardson is charged with felony injury of a child,

Idaho Falls woman arrested, accused of causing hypothermia to small child as punishment

An Idaho Falls woman was arrested Tuesday after she reportedly used a cold shower to punish a 7-year-old boy, causing him to be hospitalized.

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The boy’s condition leaves him with limited verbal abilities, and he requires constant supervision as he struggles to walk without falling or eat without choking.

Bryner said that on the day she called 911, the boy had had multiple bedwetting accidents, causing her to become more upset than ever before.

The exact sequence of events that led to authorities being called isn’t clear. A neighbor told investigators she woke up early that morning to the sound of running water, loud screaming from the boy and Bryner yelling “stop it,” according to police.

The boy has since been released from the hospital.

Police were familiar with Bryner after getting called to her house on Sept. 10. According to a probable cause affidavit, officers found Bryner and her wife with marks on their bodies. Both women gave conflicting statements, and both were cited with misdemeanor domestic battery. Charges were ultimately dropped Sept. 23 after prosecutors said they did not have enough evidence to move forward with the case.

The injury to a child charge was filed Nov. 22.

Bryner made her first court appearance Tuesday afternoon over video from the Bonneville County Jail. Bryner asked Magistrate Judge Stephen Clark to release her to pre-trial services, but he declined to do so and kept bail at $7,500.

Police say woman used cold showers to punish boy who suffered hypothermia - East Idaho News

IDAHO FALLS — Police arrested an Idaho Falls woman Monday after she allegedly forced a boy to take a cold shower until he went into hypothermia. Ashlynn Richardson Bryner, 24, is charged with felony injury to a child after an ambulance rushed the 7-year-old to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical...

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She also reportedly made the child swallow hot sauce.

This is our son Gunnar. Last week Gunnar was diagnosed with Juvenile Huntington's Disease. If you don't know what that is think of a very terminal, fast acting version of Parkinson's. Kids with JHD don't have a very long life span and can succumb to this disease very quickly. Because of his diagnosis and his diminishing motor functions we are asking for help to make our little guys good years the best they can be. He has dreams of going to LegoLand, of going to meet Optimus Prime, of going to the beach, and some other dreams. My wife and I are newly weds of 7 months and both in our early 20's and don't have the means to take him to do these things while also paying towards travel for doctors appointments, specialized equipment for him, and medical bills. If you have anything you can contribute to helping us make this little time on earth the best it can be we would appreciate it and so would he!
Much love from our little family to yours

They hardly raised anything but I doubt they used it for this poor baby.

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This bitch

 

[Metalfan]

That dude is a bitch!

 

[Sudonim]

How you abuse any kid is beyond me but to abuse one thats terminally ill? You have a finite amount of time to make those memories.

 

[Donut Whisperer]

How dare she ask for help and acknowledge he has limited time to live, and then leave him in the shower to the point of profound hypothermia. Struggles to walk means a struggle to even get to the toilet. Poor little man. I hope that since everyone knows his time is limited he never has to spend another minute with this bitch.

 

[agm8478]

That's a woman????!!!!! Sterilize her with a rusty scalpel!

 

[BuffettGirl]

Hey Ashlynn, your ugly-ass insides are showing...

 

[Sevens My Charm]

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ANOTHER

Police were familiar with Bryner after getting called to her house on Sept. 10. According to a probable cause affidavit, officers found Bryner and her wife with marks on their bodies. Both women gave conflicting statements, and both were cited with misdemeanor domestic battery. Charges were ultimately dropped Sept. 23 after prosecutors said they did not have enough evidence to move forward with the case.

Police say woman used cold showers to punish boy who suffered hypothermia - East Idaho News

IDAHO FALLS — Police arrested an Idaho Falls woman Monday after she allegedly forced a boy to take a cold shower until he went into hypothermia. Ashlynn Richardson Bryner, 24, is charged with felony injury to a child after an ambulance rushed the 7-year-old to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical...

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[Sejanus]

Her punishment seems clear.
Set a firehose to fogstream and spray her down outside continuously until she is a twatsicle.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

She took a plea and got probation on the abuse case and probation on this charge

Ashlynn Lee Richardson
IDOC #: 154121
Status: Probation
Age: 27

A 26-year-old woman was sentenced Monday after she stole $13,200 from her workplace.

Ashlynn Lee Richardson was sentenced to 10 days in county jail, five years of probation and 100 hours of community service by District Judge Dane Watkins Jr.

Richardson will be given credit for two days of time already served, and be required to pay $1,245 in court fees.

The state plans to argue for a $20,403.68 restitution fine, which will be decided at a future restitution hearing, which has yet to be scheduled.

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