Mom Tortures Two Year Old as Boyfriend Watches and Laughs
Anna Russell, 19, and her boyfriend, 25-year-old Enrique Soto have been arrested for aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangerment and conspiracy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Russell burned her two year old son with a cigarette at least 15 times as her boyfriend sat by and laughed. The torture was discovered a week later by the boy’s grandmother who took him to the hospital It was determined to a high degree of certainty that the burns were the result of a cigarette being placed against his skin continually.
Doctors from the Children’s Hospital notified police and told them that the burns had been administered over a short period of time and gave whatever other details they were able to determine, including the fact that the burns were intentional. The boy had burns on his legs, left hand, left arm, neck, back and face. Police questioned the boy’s three year old sister, who told them that Russell kept burning the boy as Soto sat by and laughed.
Russell remains in jail in lieu of a $150,000 bond and Soto is also held under a $250,000 bond. The two children have been placed in foster care.