What a sick world: Dad burns baby in microwave

[Strange]

GALVESTON, Texas -- A 19-year-old was arrested and charged after police said his 2-month-old daughter was burned when he placed her in a microwave, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.

Joshua Mauldin, of Arkansas, has been charged with injury to a child causing serious harm. He is in the Galveston County jail with bond set at $250,000.

At Shriners Burns Hospital on Tuesday, doctors treated internal injuries and third-degree burns the infant suffered to the left side of her face and left hand. She is listed in critical condition.

Mauldin arrived at the Quality Inn & Suites on Seawall Boulevard in Galveston last week along with the baby, his wife and mother. He called 911 on Thursday, saying that his baby had been burned in the hotel room when he tripped while carrying a pot of hot water to make coffee.

But police Sgt. Annie Almendarez said investigators later decided the child's injuries were not consistent with that story. She said investigators believe the child was in the microwave for 10 to 20 seconds.

"I've been doing this for a lot of years and it actually brought tears to my eyes," Almendarez said. "I'm sitting there looking at the pictures and I'm sitting there looking at him and there's nothing I could really do about it but just keep my composure and go on."

Detectives said Mauldin later confessed to putting his daughter in the microwave and said he was frustrated by the demands of caring for her. He said he wanted to get rid of the stress of caring for her.

"When we brought him in, he was -- every day -- there was no expression, no expression at all -- no remorse," Almendarez said.

At the time the child was injured, her mother and Mauldin's mother were picking up dinner at a nearby restaurant.

According to police reports, Mauldin told investigators God ordered him to go to Galveston to look for work as a minister.

If convicted, Mauldin could receive a prison term of five to 99 years, as well as a fine of up to $10,000.

Doctors said they expect the baby to survive. However, the long-term ramifications are not known.


http://www.click2houston.com/news/13329125/detail.html

 

[knowsbleed]

I read this earlier. That poor 2 month old baby. The guy deserves worse than prison rape.

 

[Mee]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[TLH]

I've read ****ed stuff before, but this one takes the cake.

 

[Apophis]

Thats just horrible I hope he gets the most sever sentence possible for doing this, and if he didn't want to care for the baby he should have just kept his pants on.

 

[bullets]

Someone needs to torture this son of a *****.

 

[The Guard]

That's not a sick world. That's a sick person. There is a difference.

 

[WalterKovacs]

Its just like Gremlins

 

[Strange]

That's not a sick world. That's a sick person. There is a difference.

He gets a 25 year sentence with a possibility of parole in 12 years, I call that a sick world.

 

[Superman4ever]

Dear G-d. There are some people that would kill to have a child and this sick degenerate...

 

[CBGB]

*shakes head in disgust*

 

[Lighthouse]

Well, my day is pretty much ruined. I'm going back to the "Holding your junk when you pee" thread.

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

. That made me kinda sad. My niece is only a month old.

 

[Spade]

No one noticed that the original story is almost a year old? It's dated May of 2007. Here's the update:

http://www.click2houston.com/news/15713993/detail.html

 

[Rando Aces]

goddammit. son of a *****. shove a knife up his ass and throw him in a giant microwave.

 

[DRUMM3RBOY]

holy crap what a freaking *****e i hope he gets the crap beat out of him ..........................For the 99 years he is there

 

[The Apocalypse]

Wow, I'm actually speechless.

 

[Victor Creed]

That is messed up. Glad to see he was sentenced to 25 years. Although he'll probably end up back out in no time.

Not sure if there was a thread about it, but this is more recent child craziness here in Texas. Woman threw her children off an overpass onto the highway and then she jumped too.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/12/children.thrown.ap/

 

[DRUMM3RBOY]

That is messed up. Glad to see he was sentenced to 25 years. Although he'll probably end up back out in no time.

Not sure if there was a thread about it, but this is more recent child craziness here in Texas. Woman threw her children off an overpass onto the highway and then she jumped too.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/12/children.thrown.ap/

holy crap... man whats wrong with people nowadays ...it's sad

 

[Jerry!]

It's been like this forever.

 

[The Original Bamfer]

It's been like this forever.

What has?

 

[Dark Carnage]

And once again my misanthropy is justified.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

This a-hole should be locked up forever so he can get ass raped everyday of his life, while standing in a scorching pot of water.

 

[Jerry!]

What has?

He said what was wrong with the world nowadays, but it's always been like this and always will be like this.

 

[Bubonic]

The man is obviously psychologically defunct.
If his intent was to kill the baby, he could of just smashed it on a rock Spartan style.
The microwave thing is just absurd.

But he should be put in some maximum security asylum for the criminally insane, not gen. pop. in prison.

Give him a frontal lobotomy and let him rot.