A South Carolina man has been arrested after authorities say he threw a pot of boiling water on a 24-year-old family member following “a few disagreements,” leaving her with severe injuries that required treatment at a burn center. Gregory Bernard Campbell was taken into custody last week and charged with one count of assault and battery, authorities announced.
According to a news release from the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded on Friday, Sept. 5, to a home in the 1000 block of Misty Circle in Belton, South Carolina, regarding a domestic disturbance. The house is located about 215 miles northwest of Charleston, South Carolina.
Authorities said that they placed Campbell under arrest after learning that he “poured boiling water” on the victim, who authorities identified as Campbell’s great niece…