Missouri Mother Accused of Setting Baby on Fire
Thursday, July 19, 2007
- Share:
IBERIA, Mo. — A mother accused of setting her baby on fire is facing four felony charges in central Missouri.
Miller County prosecutors say 24-year-old Christina White tried to kill her six-month-old son when she set fire to his blanket as he lay in his crib on July 11.
Police responded to a house fire and saw White standing in the middle of the street holding the badly burned infant, wrapped in a blanket.
White is charged with first-degree arson and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. She is held on $250,000 bond.
The child who suffered the burns is in critical condition at University Hospital in Columbia. Her other children are in protective custody.
- Share:
