PITTSBURGH — A father is facing charges after his child was severely burned during a bath.
A criminal complaint says the incident happened at a home on Watson Boulevard in Pittsburgh on Oct. 25 between 2 and 3 p.m.
First responders learned of the child’s injury after 7 p.m. Monday, when the 19-month-old girl’s family called 911.
Investigators learned the child sustained third-degree burns to approximately 40% of her body during a bath. She was initially taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital in critical condition, then flown to Akron Children’s Hospital for specialized care.
Multiple people told police the burns happened while the child was in the care of her father, Aubre McClendon. He told police that he placed his daughter in the tub, then walked out of the room to get soap. When he came back, she “apparently manipulated the hot water nob” and was crying/screaming.
He removed her from the bath, but didn’t think the burns looked too bad; nor did the girl’s mom, when she was shown the injuries over the phone. McClendon then took his daughter to her aunt’s house, where the burns were dressed with Neosporin and Vaseline applied to the bandages. He then left to shoot a music video. The child remained in her aunt’s care until 911 was called on Monday evening.
McClendon told police he didn’t take his daughter to the hospital because of an active warrant out for his arrest.
He’s now facing multiple felonies, including aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children.
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