A little girl who died from horrific burns after being plunged into a boiling hot bath could have been saved - only for her cruel parents to let her suffer due to fears over intervention from the Department of Child Safety Services. The Queensland Supreme Court was told the toddler would have screamed in agony during the horrific ordeal. The water scalded her back and between her legs, with only the heels of her feet escaping the steaming water. Mr Stokes and Ms Moore pleaded guilty to the two-year-old's torture and manslaughter and failing to seek medical attention in the Queensland Supreme Court. The couple sitting in the dock remained unmoved as their daughter's catastrophic injuries were outlined in court throughout the hearing.

Source: Daily Mail February 23, 2021 02:40 UTC