Three-year-old beaten with belt and fists, drenched in scalding water by six adults including mother
All six adults, who lived in the same home, have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child
Six adults have been charged over the severe beating and abuse of a three-year-old boy including burning the child with scalding hot water in Newark, New Jersey. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose made the announcement, revealing some of the gruesome details in a case that has enraged the public.
According to a press release by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office on Facebook, the accused were arrested and have been identified as 62-year-old Patricia Gamarra, 55-year-old Mary Buchan, 28-year-old Patricia Buchan, 23-year-old Bridget Buchan, 39-year-old Homer Searcy aka Omar Searcy, and 43-year-old Natacha Smith, the mother of the victim.