A 51-year-old grandmother in Ohio has been sentenced to 7 to 10 1/2 years after pleading guilty to burning her 2-year-old granddaughter with scolding hot water.
Lashawnda Walters, 51, of Mason, Ohio, previously entered a guilty plea to endangering children (F2) and tampering with evidence (F3).
According to investigators, on March 30, 2023, the 2-year-old female victim was living with her grandmother, Lashawnda Walters.
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The toddler had an accident and soiled her diaper.
In response to the accident, Walters assaulted the girl and placed her in a bath with water temperatures reaching up to 126 degrees Fahrenheit. As a result of being forced into the water, the girl suffered second and third-degree burns to over 17% of her body, including her feet, calves, thighs, buttocks, and vaginal area.
More than five hours passed before the girl was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital – Liberty Campus, where she was examined and then transported to Shriners Children’s Ohio in Cincinnati, where she underwent numerous procedures and ultimately required a surgical skin graft to replace the damaged skin.
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Surveillance cameras inside Walters’ home captured the events leading up to this incident. While the police were executing a search warrant at Walters’ home, Walters actively deleted videos from earlier in the day in an effort to prevent law enforcement from obtaining video evidence regarding her actions.
“My heart goes out not only to this little girl but to everyone involved in this case who had to view the photographs of the horrific injuries Walters caused to that precious child,” said Fornshell.
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