Mom, boyfriend arrested for not seeking medical help before toddler’s death in Mesa, records show

MESA, Ariz. — A mother and her boyfriend have been arrested in connection to the death of a toddler who sustained a severe burn injury, court records show.

Alexsander Byrne, 21, and Artnesia Baptist, 24, are facing charges of child abuse and murder in relation to a 22-month-old child who died on April 12.

Court records show investigators allegedly observed a burn injury on the child that affected 40% of the toddler’s skin and smelled of “rotten flesh.”…

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