A Lanagan man who allegedly forced a child to take a shower under water that was between 130 and 150 degrees was bound over for trial for child abuse after waiving his preliminary hearing today in McDonaldCounty Circuit Court.
The allegation against Trent Walker Ramsey (DOB 1995) was detailed in the probable cause statement:
On or about the date of April 24, 2026, suspect Trent Ramsey, stated, juvenile (name redacted) was in the shower, at their home where he watched {the juvenile} turn on the hot water, where Ramsey described the temperature of the water to be in between 130-150 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ramsey stated he wanted to teach the juvenile} a lesson and had him stay in the hot water until he was able to figure out how to turn it off. After {the juvenile} was able to turn the water off, hours later, the child was transported to a hospital where he sustained third degree burns to 40 percent of his body
The case was investigated by the McDonald County Sheriff's Office.
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