A 52-year-old woman accused of burning a toddler over the weekend had her charge upgraded from a misdemeanor to a felony at her arraignment Thursday morning at Akron Municipal Court.
The defendant, Kimberly Richmond, of Akron, is charged with endangering children, a third-degree felony.
According to Akron police, Richmond was arrested Tuesday on a misdemeanor warrant after allegedly causing first, second, and third-degree burns to a 1-year-old girl she was babysitting.
The child's mother said she left her daughter in Richmond's care last Wednesday to watch her for a few days. On Saturday, she arrived to pick up her daughter and found her sitting on the floor, crying from burn injuries.
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Richmond is currently being held at the Summit County Jail in lieu of a $500,000 bond. Her next court date hasn't been set.
