An Akron couple was arrested Thursday night on charges that they severely scalded their 5-month-old baby girl with hot shower water.
The child was transported to Akron Children’s Hospital for treatment of third-degree burns to the face, chest and arms, police reported.
Police responded at about 11 p.m. to the incident at an apartment in the first block of Byers Avenue.
Both parents have been charged. The baby’s mother, Chavelle Grier, 20, faces counts of felonious assault, felony child endangering and domestic violence. The baby’s 17-year-old father faces identical charges.