DADE CITY,
Fla. – A Florida man is charged with
pouring scalding water on a 2-year-old girl under his care.
Pasco County
sheriff's deputies say 26-year-old Jonathan Lee Howard admitted pouring the
water on the girl Sunday after initialing telling investigators she was burned
when a lighter exploded while he was sleeping.
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Investigators
say the scalding occurred Saturday and Howard didn't seek treatment for the
girl until the next day.
The girl was
airlifted to a hospital where she was treated for second-degree burns over much
of her head and body.
Howard was
charged with a felony account of child neglect resulting in serious injury. He
was being held at the Land O'Lakes Detention Center on Monday morning. Jail
records didn't indicate if he has a lawyer. The relationship between Howard and
the girl wasn't immediately known.
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