Honk News (Salt Lake City, UT) – A 22-year-old woman from Ohio faces the possibility of over ten years in prison for her brutal treatment of two young girls, subjecting them to a dangerously hot bathtub that resulted in severe burns and triggered a seizure in one of the victims. A judge in Gallia County has sentenced Malynda R. Harrison to a term of eight to 11 years in a state correctional facility, according to officials.
A statement from the county prosecuting attorney’s office reveals that the sentence was issued following Harrison’s conviction on two counts of endangering children, resulting in serious physical harm.
On Thursday, June 6, 2024, at approximately 8:26 p.m., deputies from the Sheriff’s Office and emergency medical personnel arrived at a residence in the 17000 block of Hannan Trace Road in Guyan Township, Ohio, following a report of a medical emergency concerning a 5-year-old girl. A child reportedly experienced a seizure at a residence located approximately 120 miles southeast of Columbus.
When first responders reached the location, they observed that the 5-year-old girl had “sustained severe burns to a large portion of her body.” She was swiftly taken to a medical facility in Huntington, Ohio, to receive care for her burns.
Authorities quickly determined that Harrison was the one accountable for the child’s injuries.
Officials reported that Harrison was involved with the children’s father, and both kids were under her supervision when they sustained their injuries.
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The criminal complaint reveals that Harrison informed investigators she confined the 5-year-old and her 4-year-old sister in a bathtub filled with scalding hot water, refusing to let them escape or adjust the temperature to a more tolerable level. She also acknowledged “physically restraining” the children to prevent them from escaping the scalding water.
The intense heat of the water led to a 5-year-old experiencing “seizure activity” and sustaining second-degree burns, while the 4-year-old endured both first and second-degree burns on her body.
Following the completion of her prison term, Harrison will face up to three more years of oversight by the Ohio Adult Parole Authority, according to prosecutors.