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Default Baby burned by oil

Does everybody dig up horrific news items and post them here? Awful
things happen every day, and they always have. The local news just
wasn't broadcast (until recently) for all the world to sift with one's
favorite search engine.

Post to alt.dead-baby or something.

Bob


Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
> I have had four kids, none of which, at age 1, would have been able to climb
> on top of the stove to pour oil over themselves. Is there an epidemic of
> stupid, irresponsible, negligent or sometimes downright criminal people
> breeding more lately?
> -ginny
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> Allentown, PA Morning Call - Last Updated: June 5, 2007
> Toddler, 1, Badly Burned by Hot Oil from Stove
> Allentown, PA
> A 1-year-old toddler burned nearly half his body with hot cooking oil Monday
> night when he tipped a pan off the stove in his Allentown home, police said.
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> The burns appear to be accidental but police are investigating, which is
> customary, said Ronald Manescu, assistant police chief.
> It happened about 10:20 p.m. in an apartment at 738 Gordon St., Manescu
> said, without giving the victim's name. Someone in the home was preparing to
> cook french fries and heated the pan of oil, Manescu said.
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> The 1-year-old climbed on the stove and tipped the handle of the pan,
> splashing himself with hot oil. He was burned over 40 percent of his body,
> Manescu said. He said it appears the toddler will recover from his burns.
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