London: A 26-year-old stepmother has been arrested and was due for arraignment after her four-year-old step son died under unclear circumstances it was reported.
According to the Independent, Ohio police arrived at the home of Anna Ritchie on Wednesday morning after she reported that her stepson Austin Cooper was not breathing. Medics tended to the kid but could not revive him.
Ritchie told police that she had put Austin’s legs in boiling water as a punishment the evening before, CBS News reports. She added that she put the child to bed and did not believe he was seriously injured.Investigations to establish the precise cause of the child’s death and an autopsy is due to be performed by Warren County Coroner. Ritchie is being held at Warren County Jail.
