Anna Ritchie, Woman Who Burned Stepson Austin Cooper with Scalding Water, Charged With Murder

Anna Ritchie, Woman Who Burned Stepson Austin Cooper with Scalding Water, Charged With Murder
Anna Ritchie
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Ohio Police say that a woman was charged with scalding a 4-year-old boy to death with 135-degree water.

Anna Ritchie, the stepmother, placed the boy in scalding water and held him there for at least 20 minutes, Cincinnati.com reported. The average temperature for an adult’s shower is usually about 105 degrees F.

Just to be in that tub for a minute or two would have to be the most excruciating pain you could go through.
David Fornshell, prosecutor, Warren County
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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