PER REPORTER: Julie said Amarion was brought into the hospital today around 6:30 by the North Mississippi Medical Center ambulance. Julie said Amarion was brought into the hospital with second and third degree burns from his buttocks to his toes. Julie said the burns on Amarion’s buttocks and toes appeared to be third degree burns because the child could not feel anything. Julie said the burns on the child’s buttocks and toes were peel, pink, and pelt back. Julie said Amarion’s behavior concerned her because he was not screaming or crying and was very quit. However, Julie said Amarion is verbal but he did not display signs of being in pain. Julie said before Amarion was brought into the hospital he was given a milligram of morphine and an IV. Julie said the child’s …show more content…
Julie said Amarion’s mother (April) reported being at work whenever the situation took place. Julie mentioned that Amarion’s father (Jarvis) reported running water for the child to take a bath and believing the water was too hot. Julie said according to Amarion, his father put him in the water and he could not get out of it so he started hollering for his father. Julie said Jarvis told her when he heard Amarion hollering for him he went and took him out of the bathtub and ran what he thought was some cooler water. However, Julie said Jarvis told her Amarion continued to holler when he was put back into the bathtub. Julie said according to Jarvis, the bath water was not hot to him but he guesses it was hot to Amarion. Jarvis said it is all on him because he is the one who ran the water and left the child in the bathtub alone. Jarvis said he did not leave Amarion in the bathtub by himself long. Jarvis said when Amarion hollered the second time he got him out of the bathtub and called April and she came home and they called 911. Julie said the situation involving Amarion occurred at 4:30 and dispatch arrived to the family’s home at