UNNAMED GIRL AND BOY - 4 yo and 2 yo / Accused: Parents - Wyandotte MI

Wyandotte Parents to Face Child Abuse Charges
The couple are accused of scalding the feet of their two young children in a tub full of hot water.

By Jason Alley
9:10 am 11/27/2012

A Wyandotte couple accused of forcing their two young children to stand in steaming hot water for so long that the youngsters' feet were severely burned will be charged with child abuse.

Wyandotte Police Chief Daniel Grant said the pair will each face two counts of child abuse, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office signed off on the warrants Tuesday morning. An arraignment time has not yet been set. Their names have not been released prior to arraignment.

Wyandotte police arrested the pair, who police say has a history of drug use, at their house in the 300 block of Kings Highway on Nov. 7.

Wyandotte Fire Department paramedics, who first arrived to the home, determined that both children -- a 4-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy -- had burns on their feet, Grant said.

Paramedics also reported that both parents appeared to be heavily under the influence of narcotics. Police later found more than 100 Vicodin and Xanax pills in the pockets of the 28-year-old father, Grant said.

The youngsters' grandparents, who also reside at the home, told police they initially heard the children screaming and crying in the upstairs portion of the home.

When the noise didn’t subside, the grandfather went up to check on things and found the children in the bathroom, standing in the bathtub of steaming hot water, unable to get out.

He told police he removed both children from the water, while the father sat unresponsive on the toilet.

Police talked to the father, and the 24-year-old mother, before arresting them, and said both appeared to be heavily under the influence of narcotics, as neither of them seemed to understand the severity of the situation.

The grandparents confirmed to police that the couple has had a problem with prescription drug abuse for some time.

Both children were taken to Children’s Hospital of Michigan for treatment and were later released, Grant said. They've since been placed in the custody of their grandparents.

http://wyandotte.patch.com/articles/wyandotte-parents-to-face-child-abuse-charges

I sure hope the parents aren't allowed around these kids again. I'm glad the grandparents called for help but I hope the parents don't get out of jail and hurt these poor kids again.

(UPDATED) WYANDOTTE: Alleged abusive parents expected to turn themselves in this week

Published: Sunday, December 02, 2012
By Jim Kasuba, Twitter: @JKasuba

WYANDOTTE — Parents suspected of abusing their two children are expected to turn themselves in to police early this week.

Police Chief Daniel Grant said the 28-year-old father and the 24-year-old mother of two young children found standing in a tub of scalding water on the afternoon of Nov. 7 are currently in northern Michigan.

“They are aware we have a warrant for both of them,” Grant said Thursday. “They promised they would make arrangements to turn themselves in early next week.”

The couple each face two counts of child abuse after the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office signed off on the warrants Tuesday morning, Each count of child abuse is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

The incident occurred in the 300 block of Kings Highway. Fire Department paramedics, the first responders at the scene, found a 4-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy with burned feet after they were left in a tub of steaming hot water.

The children’s grandfather said he saw steam coming from the bathroom. He ran in and found his two grandchildren standing in scalding water in the back of the bathtub.

The children were huddled together in the corner of the tub, unable to get out on their own because the sliding shower doors blocked them.

Police said the grandfather immediately grabbed the children. He told police the children’s father was sitting on the toilet, unresponsive and not doing anything to help them.

Paramedics and police said both parents appeared to be under the influence of narcotics. Police confiscated numerous prescription drugs.

The children were taken to Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, where they were treated and released.

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