A 26-year-old woman in upstate New York and her 24-year-old husband are accused of nearly killing a 7-year-old boy, allegedly punishing the child by forcing him to take a cold bath and repeatedly holding him under water, ultimately giving him hypothermia.
Jacklyn J. Balabis and Parris D. Woods were taken into custody this week and charged with two counts of first-degree assault, six counts of first-degree attempted assault, and six counts of reckless endangerment, authorities announced.
The Buffalo Police Department, Fire Department, and American Medical Response (AMR) personnel at about 10:47 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2025, responded to the couple’s home in the 300 block of Parkdale Avenue regarding a 911 call about an unresponsive child, according to a news release from the Erie County District Attorney’s Office…