'Grandma From Hell' Dips 2-YO Girl's Feet In Boiling Water & They Might Have To Be Amputated

In a horrific incident, a step grandmother allegedly dipped a toddler¡¯s feet into boiling water as punishment because she was having a ¡°bad day.¡±

Two-year-old, Kaylee Robinson, suffered horrific third-degree burns and blisters from her ankles to toes while she was being babysat by her relative.

She is not able to run or walk and is in pain, her injuries have been described as ¡®sock burns¡¯ because it looks like she is wearing a pair of pink socks. Kaylee¡¯s mum, Brittany Smith, claims that Vaughn admitted to using very hot water to punish Kaylee because she was having a bad day.

Brittany told ABC 2, "There is nothing in this world that a two-year-old can do, no matter how bad they lashed out."

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Vaughn has now been charged with aggravated child abuse and is being held in custody. If convicted she could be sentenced to 15 to 18 years in prison. Brittany said Kaylee has already undergone two operations, but neither has worked and she will still need surgery.

She told Metro US, "The skin is not really repairing itself in the way the doctors hoped it would. Kaylee is in a lot of pain. They are going to take some skin from her thigh next week to try and repair her feet. She is at high risk of infection and could end up losing them."

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Brittany also said that she left Kaylee with Vaughn while she went swimming with her fiance and her two other children. Vaughn had taken care of Kaylee a number of times in the past, she added.

Brittany said Vaughn called her to tell her to come home immediately, but didn¡¯t tell her what happened. Meanwhile, Kaylee was screaming in pain in the background.

When Brittany reached home, Vaughn said that she had put Kaylee in the bath and the toddler suffered burns when she left the room for a couple of minutes. Kaylee was immediately rushed to the hospital and police were alerted.

Kaylee has since been released from a specialist burns centre and is continuing her recovery at home. The doctors said she will be unable to walk for sometime.