A US mother and her boyfriend have been charged with child abuse after they allegedly placed a child in scalding water as a form of discipline.
The alleged incident happened in the state of Michigan on February 3 and left the two-year-old boy in critical condition, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said.
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A mother and her boyfriend have been charged with child abuse after they allegedly placed a child in scalding water as a form of discipline.(Genessee County)
"We believe the child may have been having 'potty training issues' and the mother and boyfriend placed him in scalding water as a disciplinary tactic," Mr Leyton sad.