A Jacksonville, Arkansas man is accused of murdering his daughter by putting her in a shower that was so hot her skin was burned and slipped off.
On Dec. 18, police responded to a call about a suspicious incident involving a child. Derek Shockley told police he gave his 1-year-old daughter a shower and her skin started to slip off after the shower.
The child was transported to a local hospital’s critical care unit. Doctors classified her as a level II Trauma and said her injuries were caused by intense heat that burned two-thirds of her body.
The girl died at the hospital on Dec. 27, after developing septic shock and organ failure as a result of being scalded with hot water.
Derek Shockley was charged with murder, domestic battery and endangering the welfare of a minor.
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