A Jacksboro couple was arrested Tuesday morning after her 3-year-old son sustained second-degree burns over much of his body while her husband was watching him.
According to a Campbell County Sheriff’s Office news release, the boy was scalded and the couple allegedly refused to allow grandparents to take him to the hospital for more than two hours after the incident.
According to a Sheriff’s Office report, Eric Bradley Morton, 31, was charged with aggravated child abuse and aggravated child neglect.
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