November 22,
2004
Contact: Lynn
Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
Man sentenced for burning a
child in tub
A man accused of burning a
3-year-old girl by placing her in a tub of scalding water has
been sentenced.
27-year-old Edward Romero (DOB:
08-18-77) appeared in Denver District Court today and was
sentenced to 22 years in the Department of Corrections plus 5
years mandatory parole.
Romero was caring for his
girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter on January 27, 2004 when he
placed her in a bathtub of hot water causing severe burns. The
girl was taken to Children’s Hospital later that evening for
treatment by her mother. Romero pled guilty to the child abuse
charge on June 17, 2004.
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