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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWoman arrested for pouring boiling water on sleeping boyfriend because he cheated on her
AUSTIN - Police have accused an 18-year-old Austin woman of pouring boiling water over her boyfriend while he slept next to their child, resulting in serious burns on both of their bodies.
A neighbor in the Central East Austin neighborhood called police Tuesday morning when she heard someone banging on her door and asking for help. When she opened the door she found the man with serious burns.
Police arrived at the residence a short time later as medics were taking him to a hospital. The woman who called told the officers that she believed he was with a woman next door later identified as Taleisia Winston. As police walked up to Winston's residence, they saw a large black pot lying in the driveway with clothes in it.
After police knocked on the door Winston answered as a child was crying inside the home. When asked why the child was crying, Winston said, "I'm not going to lie, I burned him."
Initially she told police that she found out her boyfriend was cheating on her. She said she was in the kitchen boiling water for oatmeal when the boyfriend came in. She said she confronted him about it before he punched her in the face. That's when she said she threw the pot of boiling water on him.
Later, while she was being transported to the child protective center to speak with detectives, she asked the officer if she could tell the truth. That's when she said that she was mad at him for cheating and that while he was lying on the bed with their baby, she boiled the water and poured it on him.
A neighbor in the Central East Austin neighborhood called police Tuesday morning when she heard someone banging on her door and asking for help. When she opened the door she found the man with serious burns.
Police arrived at the residence a short time later as medics were taking him to a hospital. The woman who called told the officers that she believed he was with a woman next door later identified as Taleisia Winston. As police walked up to Winston's residence, they saw a large black pot lying in the driveway with clothes in it.
After police knocked on the door Winston answered as a child was crying inside the home. When asked why the child was crying, Winston said, "I'm not going to lie, I burned him."
Initially she told police that she found out her boyfriend was cheating on her. She said she was in the kitchen boiling water for oatmeal when the boyfriend came in. She said she confronted him about it before he punched her in the face. That's when she said she threw the pot of boiling water on him.
Later, while she was being transported to the child protective center to speak with detectives, she asked the officer if she could tell the truth. That's when she said that she was mad at him for cheating and that while he was lying on the bed with their baby, she boiled the water and poured it on him.
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/apd-woman-pours-boiling-water-on-boyfriend-injures-child/287626779
The man had 2nd and 3rd degree burns over 16% of his body. The child also suffered burns on 6% of his body.
Winston remains in jail with bail set at $45,000.
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Woman arrested for pouring boiling water on sleeping boyfriend because he cheated on her (Original Post)
davidn3600
Aug 2016
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Archae
(46,337 posts)1. Throw the book at her.
No damn excuse whatsoever.
Zambero
(8,964 posts)2. Sick
Hopefully she'll never be allowed to have contact with her son again. And if the other injured party has an ounce of brains he'll steer clear of her as well.
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)3. Jeesus god n/t
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)4. ugh.
UMTerp01
(1,048 posts)5. No D is that good
Really girl? With your child there?