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“Boy suffers chemical burns at playground
2 1/2 year old hospitalized after playing on slide soaked in industrial strength drain cleaner”
Sun Reporter
Originally published April 14, 2007, 6:41 PM EDT
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A 2 1/2-year old boy suffered severe burns today after playing on a slide doused in a caustic chemical.
The boy’s parents rushed the child to Franklin Square Hospital emergency room, where officials said the scent of the acid was so strong that they closed down the emergency room. The child was transferred from there to Johns Hopkins Hospital’s pediatric burn unit.
Baltimore Police officials said at least two bottles of industrial strength drain cleaner were stolen from Victory Villa Elementary School and then used to soak playground equipment outside the Middle River school.”
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“Charges Likely Coming In Leander Acid Incident”
April 13, 2007 08:13 PM
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The people responsible for dumping muriatic acid all over a Leander park will soon face charges.
Thursday night, a two-year-old girl suffered acid burns at a park in the 200 block of Sunny Brook in Leander.
KXAN’s sources tell us Leander detectives know who’s responsible. They will likely charge one, if not two, juveniles with spreading acid all over Westwood Park.
The girl who was burned by the acid was treated and is going to be OK.”
Sometimes I just don’t know what to say. This ole world is a mean place. Did you hear about the teenager who had a baby (unbeknownst to her parents) and then stabbed it 130 times? Why didn’t she just take it to a hospital and leave it there? (shaking my head)