Saturday, June 05, 2010
Mingo County Mother Charged In Daughter's Death
WEST VIRGINIA....
Mingo County Sheriff’s Deputies say they believe Samantha Sue Evans was under the influence of drugs when she left her 16-month-old daughter unattended in a bathtub of scalding hot water, causing the girl to suffer severe burn injuries to her legs. She died at Williamson Memorial Hospital late Thursday night. The Sheriff’s Department was conducting a drug raid at a house next door in the Jennies Creek area about 9:30 P.M. Thursday night when someone came to the house they were raiding and asked for assistance with the infant. Evans is charged with felony child neglect resulting in death and possession of a controlled substance.
Mingo County Sheriff’s Deputies say they believe Samantha Sue Evans was under the influence of drugs when she left her 16-month-old daughter unattended in a bathtub of scalding hot water, causing the girl to suffer severe burn injuries to her legs. She died at Williamson Memorial Hospital late Thursday night. The Sheriff’s Department was conducting a drug raid at a house next door in the Jennies Creek area about 9:30 P.M. Thursday night when someone came to the house they were raiding and asked for assistance with the infant. Evans is charged with felony child neglect resulting in death and possession of a controlled substance.
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