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Caregiver Charged With Child Neglect After Infant Scalded By Hot Water In Woodbridge: Police Caregiver Charged With Child Neglect After Infant Scalded By Hot Water In Woodbridge: Police
Faustina Hawah Seidu Accused Of Felony Child Neglect In VA A caretaker that had her hands full and left a baby unattended who suffered severe injuries in Prince William County is facing criminal charges, police say. Faustina Hawah Seidu, 51, was arrested and charged with felony child neglect following an investigation into an incident that left a 10-month-old infant with burn wounds from scalding water. According to a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department, this week, detectives concluded the investigation into a child neglect incident that was reported over the summer in the Orchard Mills Apartment complex in the 3200 block …

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Millions Of BISSELL Steam Cleaners Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Burn Risk Millions Of BISSELL Steam Cleaners Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Burn Risk
Millions Of Bissell Steam Cleaners Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Burn Risk Millions of steam cleaners that may be too hot to handle and were sold nationwide are being recalled after more than 150 burn injuries were reported. An alert was issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) advising that BISSELL Steam Shot Handheld Steam Cleaners are being recalled, which can leak hot water or steam onto users, posing a possible burn hazard. Approximately 3.2 million units are subject to the recall. According to CPSC, the recall includes multiple models in the model series 39N7 and 2994. "STEAM SHOT," or "POWER STEAMER" is printed on the side of the product.&nb…

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Parents Badly Burned After Lake Anna Boat Fire Face Long Road To Recovery Parents Badly Burned After Lake Anna Boat Fire Face Long Road To Recovery
Parents Badly Burned After Lake Anna Boat Fire Face Long Road To Recovery It looks to be a long, uphill battle for the parents of young children who suffered serious burn injuries when their boat caught fire at a Virginia marina over the holiday weekend. On Friday, July 5, Samantha Graham and her fiancé Philip Wright were on the water with their child and a family friend waiting to watch some fireworks when a "traumatic freak accident" turned a fun family event into a nightmare. The incident reportedly happened while they were gassing up at High Point Marina in Spotsylvania County. According to Graham's mother, Philip suffered serious burns to his lower bod…

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by Zak Failla