CHARGED: Woman who burned son in scalding water charged with felony count

RACINE COUNTY (WITI) -- The woman accused of burning her one-year-old son in scalding water has been found guilty and will be charged with a felony count of child abuse.

The incident happened back in 2013 when 18-year-old Samadhi Hamilton tried to give her son a bath in the kitchen sink and he began to cry. According to the criminal complaint, Hamilton then said she went for a walk and when she returned home, she noticed the child was red and peeling.

Later it was determined the boy suffered first and second degree burns on his left upper arm and right upper side of his back down his side, according to the criminal complaint.

Hamilton will spend 2 years on probation for this incident.

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