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RACINE
(WKOW) – A 22-year-old Racine woman is charged with physical abuse of a child after
police accused her of dunking her 2-year-old's feet into scalding water.
According
to a Journal Times of Racine report, Myrna C. Staten was charged on Friday
after she was accused of putting her toddler's feet into scalding water because
she was frustrated with his toilet-training progress.
Prosecutors said the young boy had second-degree burns on
both feet. According to the criminal
complaint, the boy's socks were sticking to his skin, causing blisters on his
feet to pop when medical staffers removed the socks.
Prosecutors said Staten gave investigators two explanations
for the injuries before acknowledging the placement of the 2-year-old's feet in
hot water as a punishment. Staten
expressed frustration over the difficulty in toilet-training him and said he
was a "very difficult child."
A message left with Staten's attorney was not immediately
returned.
