The father should be allowed in a closed room with them for a 24 hour period. His kid is scarred for life and these 2 will likely only get a year or 2 in jail. I hope they get raped constantly.
Boy Burned On Playground Leaves Hospital
Peggy Lee
Reporting
(WJZ) ESSEX, Md. Nearly two months ago, a three-year-old suffered serious burns going down a slide at a playground in Baltimore County.
As Peggy Lee reports, Payton Potochney finally returned home this week after being released from Mount Washington Children’s Hospital.
In April, Potochney suffered third-degree burns when he was playing on a slide that had been doused with industrial strength cleaner.
Since then the toddler has undergone five skin graft surgeries and nearly two months of painful physical therapy.
Potochney’s mother Carol Duschl spent her days at her son’s side, although she said it was very hard to watch him suffering.
“I guess as a mother you just do it and you don’t think about it at the time as you’re doing it because if you do then you’ll break down and get really upset,” said Duschl.
Even though the young victim has been released from the hospital, his life has been forever changed and he still has a long road to recovery ahead.
“Physical therapy for the next year and a half, and he’s got to do scar massages for the next year, twice a day,” explained Duschl. In addition, Potochney will never again be able to expose his burned legs to the sun and Duschl said, “He’s got to wear the compression garments for the next year and half, 23 hours of the day.”
Two teens from the Essex area were charged with pouring the industrial strength acid-based cleaner on the slide and other playground equipment at Victory Villa Elementary.
The teens charged with assault have been scheduled to go on trial October 2nd.