LELAND AND LANDON YOUNG - 3 and 2 yo (6/2014)/ Suspect: Babysitter - Lynn MA

Young Lynn brothers burned by hot water in bathtub
2-year-old in critical condition

By Liam Martin
UPDATED 11:20 PM EDT Jun 18, 2014

LYNN, Mass. —Two young brothers left alone in a bathtub in Lynn suffered severe burns when they were scalded by hot water in a bathtub Wednesday morning.

A 21-year-old babysitter was home with the children, who have been identified as Leland Young, 3 and Landon Young, 2, at 263 Essex St. He briefly left them to go to another apartment.

The babysitter's father, Charles Collins Sr., said he left the boys unattended in the bath for a few moments Wednesday morning.

"I said, 'Why did you leave them in the bathroom?'" Collins said. "'You should have taken them out.' But he said he didn't think about that."

He said the older brother turned on the hot water by mistake.

"The hot water is too hot," Collins said. "It's like 130 degrees."

The babysitter, who told the landlord he simply fell asleep, woke up to the boys trying to get out of the scalding hot water.

"They were screaming," Collins said. "That's what he said. They were screaming trying to get out of the tub."

The brothers were rushed to Mass General Hospital and have since been transferred to Shriners.

Leland Young is listed in stable condition, but Landon is listed in critical condition.

A family friend said he's in a medically-induced coma and may potentially need a skin graft.



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Lynn Police Look At Babysitter’s Story After Toddlers Burned In Bathtub

June 19, 2014 7:21 AM

BOSTON (CBS) – Lynn police are trying to verify a babysitter’s story after two children were severely burned in a bathtub Wednesday.

Two-year-old Landon Young has second-degree burns over 50 percent of his body and remains in critical but stable condition at Shriners Hospital for Children. His three-year-old brother Leland is in stable condition.

The children were apparently being watched by a 21-year-old babysitter in an apartment on Essex Street Wednesday morning.

That man’s father, Charles Collins, told reporters his son left the children in the tub briefly to use a bathroom in a friend’s apartment and the three-year-old turned the hot water on.

The babysitter’s father said his son told him that when he returned the boys were screaming and trying to get out of the tub.

Both boys were rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital on MedFlight rescue helicopters.

But, the building’s landlord told WBZ-TV’s Beth Germano the babysitter admitted he fell asleep and plans to talk to Lynn police about his story.

So far no charges have been filed.

The district attorney will only say it’s still under investigation.

The Department of Children and Families is also looking into the incident.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/06/19/lynn-police-look-at-babysitters-story-after-toddlers-burned-in-bathtub/