Two parents from Buffalo, New York are facing disturbing felony charges after prosecutors say they repeatedly abused a 7-year-old child, including forcing the child underwater in a cold bath as punishment.
Erie County District Attorney Michael Keane announced Tuesday that Jacklyn J. Balabis, 26, and Parris D. Woods, 24, were arraigned on a 15-count indictment. Balabis is the child’s mother and Woods is the child’s stepfather. Both defendants appeared before Justice Kelly Vacco and were ordered held without bail.
The indictment charges each defendant with two counts of first-degree assault, six counts of attempted first-degree assault, six counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, and one count of endangering the welfare of a child…