Two Hopkinsville residents are facing first-degree criminal abuse charges after they reportedly failed to seek medical attention for a two-year old that had severe burns.
According to the Hopkinsville police report, the two-year-old sustained severe burns to his face and arms around 10 p.m. Wednesday and his parents, Brianna Prather and Brandon Davis, both of Hopkinsville, did not take the victim to the hospital. They reportedly feared the police would be called and the child taken away, along with financial trouble and the possibility of having a long wait at the emergency room.
Approximately 16 hours after the burns occurred, one of the parents took the child to the emergency room for medical attention.
The arrest report states they intentionally did not go the emergency room, thus depriving the child of services which are necessary to maintain the health and welfare of the child who sustained serious physical injuries.
Both Prather and Davis are charged with first-degree criminal abuse.