Connecticut mom, stepdad arrested after baby suffers severe burns

A parent and stepfather person been arrested successful Waterbury, Conn. pursuing an probe into a 6-month-old babe who suffered terrible burns aft falling disconnected a furniture onto an electrical heating pad.

Police said they were contacted by unit astatine Saint Mary’s Hospital connected Oct. 24 erstwhile a babe lad arrived astatine the exigency country with second- and third-degree burns.

Keturah Williams, 36, and Damon Martin, 51 — the child’s parent and stepfather, respectively — were astatine location erstwhile the kid was injured.

Investigators judge the babe was unsocial successful a chamber erstwhile helium rolled disconnected the mattress and got stuck betwixt the furniture and the partition portion connected apical of a heating pad. They determined that Williams and Martin delayed seeking attraction for the babe portion they continued to devour drugs and alcohol.

The lad was transferred to Connecticut Children’s successful Hartford and released into the custody of the authorities Department of Children and Families aft helium yet received treatment.

Two different children who were successful the location astatine the clip of the incidental were besides taken into the custody of DCF.

Williams and Martin turned themselves successful connected Tuesday and were charged with risk of injury/impairing morals of a kid and cruelty to persons.