He was put to bed and found not breathing the following morning.
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She remains jailed on a $350,000 bond, which was raised from $100,000 once the Warren County coroner ruled on the manner of the little boy’s death.
‘He got into a hot bath last night with my wife and she thought [unintelligible] OK.
Mr Burke confirmed Austin died from burn injuries he sustained after his legs were put in “scalding hot water”.
The stepmother is charged with felony child endangerment, and is due to appear in court next week while a grand jury considers more severe charges against her. “So, he said he wanted to go lay down in bed”, the man said during the 911 call.
A neighbor, Logan Million, said when Anna Ritchie was removed from the residence and taken into custody Wednesday, she showed “no emotion”. She is scheduled to be arraigned in court Friday morning.
No charges have been filed against the father, Fox 19 reported.
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According to Chief Russ Whitman, police officers and emergency medical personnel were dispatched to Boulder Drive in Franklin around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, where they found the boy not breathing. “To deserve something like that, it affects us personally”.
