Caretaker placed 3-year-old girl in scalding bath water, Carrollton police allege
A 3-year-old girl was burned in Carrollton in December when her caretaker placed her in scalding bath water, police alleged Thursday.
A’Ebonee Odom, 29, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of injury to a child, a first-degree felony, Carrollton police said.
The girl, whose name police did not release, suffered second-degree burns in the incident on Dec. 16. She is recovering from her injuries and has since turned 4, police said.
Odom’s boyfriend is the child’s father. She was the girl’s only caretaker on the night she was burned, police said.
The girl was burned at an apartment complex in the 2700 block of East Trinity Mills Road in Carrollton, police said. Odom was arrested there.
Police did not release a motive.
This story was originally published February 27, 2020 at 6:59 PM.
