Mom, 18, stubbed out cigarette on her baby.

[Shake&Bake]

October 06 2009 at 07:31AM

A teenage mother who repeatedly stubbed a cigarette out on her 15-month-old daughter's back because she was "stressed out" by the infant crying was jailed for nine months on Monday.

Charlotte Sutton, 19, burned the child's skin three times - scarring her for life - when the toddler started to cry, a court heard.

The 88kg teenager shrugged her shoulders as she was sent to a young offender's institution by a judge yesterday.

She had earlier chain-smoked ten cigarettes in ten minutes outside court as she awaited her fate.

Hereford Crown Court heard the alarm was raised by the child's paternal grandmother who had spotted the burns whilst changing the child's nappy and called social workers, who tipped off police.
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Pauline Eaton told a jury that the baby resulted from a relationship between Sutton and her 24-year-old son Carl three years ago.

Mrs Eaton and her husband Joe had looked after their granddaughter on several occasions in the past because Sutton claimed she was tired and could not cope.

They had collected the child from Sutton at a pre-arranged rendezvous point in Worcester shortly before discovering the burn marks on her back, the court heard.

Sutton told police that the tip of her cigarette had accidentally fallen down the back of the child's clothing while she was talking to friends outside a McDonald's restaurant.

She admitted her daughter had "temper tantrums" but said she was able to cope and would never have stubbed a lit cigarette out on her.

But a consultant paediatrician who examined the child shortly after the incident in May last year said it was 'highly unlikely' that the burn marks had been caused accidentally by contact with hot ash.

A jury took just an hour to find Sutton, of Warndon, Worcester, guilty of child neglect after a two-day trial at Worcester Crown Court last month.

Several members of the jury gasped in horror and two even broke down in tears when they were shown pictures of the little girl's injuries.

The trial heard Sutton had told a social worker she knew of other young mothers who stubbed out cigarettes on their children to keep them quiet, but refused to name names.

The defendant later denied the claims and said the social worker had "invented" the conversation.

Sentencing her on Monday, Judge John Cavell told her: "You quite deliberately applied a lighted cigarette to a 15-month-old child.

"The only sentence this court can pass is a prison or custodial sentence."

The child is now being cared for by her grandparents. - Daily Mail

Teen mom: Charlotte Sutton, 18, smokes a cigarette outside Hereford crown court where she was jailed for nine months for stubbing a cigarette out on the back of her 15-month-old daughter. Photo: Supplied

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Crazy bitch should be burned! :mad:

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[RustyPrincess]

:eek: what the hell is wrong with people???

Why is she smoking near the kid anyway?? Mass sterilization is needed for people like that. You need a parenting IQ test or something, and if you fail, you don't get to have kids.

[blaaislaai]

She looks like someone that dont give a sheit

[genetic]

She should have burning hot oil poured on her fat body ! :mad:

Oxygene thief!

[Scooby_Doo]

The daughter should put a hit on her mother. :p

[Garyvdh]

ja, but apparently spanking your kids is bad for them. :rolleyes:

[Arbiter]

Wait a minute, you said "bitch".

Bitch is a derogatory term that undermines women and their rights. This is punishable by law, thanks to people like rusty princess. You are counter productive to society and should thus be sterilized so that you do not burden the rest of us with your inability to adapt to the new environment, where women's rights are a priority in civilization, and act as society thinks you should.

Mmmkay?

[RazedInBlack]

:eek: what the hell is wrong with Shake & Bake?.

:confused:

I think he ousted Mercurial or something like that!

[Shake&Bake]

:confused:

I think he ousted Mercurial or something like that!

I'll be watching for red dots on or around my person in the coming weeks :D

[The_Librarian]

:mad: :sick:

shame, the poor baby

[scotty777]

:eek: what the hell is wrong with people???

Why is she smoking near the kid anyway?? Mass sterilization is needed for people like that. You need a parenting IQ test or something, and if you fail, you don't get to have kids.

lol, this is true, especially in South Africa...

[Anony-mousse]

ugly fat whore

[Devill]

I would love to have a flame thrower and for some fat-bitch burning.....

Sick stupid slag! :mad::mad::mad:

[Ou grote]

:confused:

I think he ousted Mercurial or something like that!

I was also wondering.
Since Merc got a gf, he's been a bit slow...

[killadoob]

Wait a minute, you said "bitch".

Bitch is a derogatory term that undermines women and their rights. This is punishable by law, thanks to people like rusty princess. You are counter productive to society and should thus be sterilized so that you do not burden the rest of us with your inability to adapt to the new environment, where women's rights are a priority in civilization, and act as society thinks you should.

Mmmkay?

Actually that is straight up wrong, bitch when said in the context of this thread is a perfect explanation for this BITCH :D.

[Thugscub]

Crazy woman.

[MadMailMan]

Somebody had sex with that woman? Now there is a sick puppy. :sick:

[Jase]

Hopefully they find a decent home for the child and as for the mother, I'd suggest the removal of her reproductive organs.

[Tux]

Hopefully they find a decent home for the child and as for the mother, I'd suggest the removal of her reproductive organs.

through a small hole in her skull?

[Captain Beer]

When I read the thread title, first thing I thought was UK!

[Anony-mousse]

When I read the thread title, first thing I thought was UK!

Me too

[Jase]

through a small hole in her skull?

Good idea, I'll provide the wire coat hanger.

[Shake&Bake]

When I read the thread title, first thing I thought was UK!

Well it was only ever going to be the pomms now innit?

[Goliath]

Jeeeshh.. thats just wrong! :eek:

[adielh]

Lets contact the VET and put her to sleep

[joelus]

Wait a minute, you said "bitch".

Bitch is a derogatory term that undermines women and their rights. This is punishable by law, thanks to people like rusty princess. You are counter productive to society and should thus be sterilized so that you do not burden the rest of us with your inability to adapt to the new environment, where women's rights are a priority in civilization, and act as society thinks you should.

Mmmkay?

WTF are you on about? :confused:

[Shake&Bake]

WTF are you on about? :confused:

I think it was sarcasm directed at RustyPrincess :erm:

[adielh]

WTF are you on about? :confused:

No getting agro Pls

[Arbiter]

Burning babies is wrong, true.

But so is saying bitch. Or ni****. Or kyke. So is being racist and anti-religious. Do you want a government to be able to exercise some obscure legislation, thought up by someone with no life experience other than ass-kissing for a living, that would allow them to take away your kid/sterilize you/ etc because they thought it wasn't appropriate?

Come on. Stupidity is voluntary. Don't subscribe to it.

[Garyvdh]

um, no really. She is a bitch. Seriously. Read the article again. :rolleyes:

[Masked_Ichigo]

9 months... wtf... give the fat mofo a couple of years...

[phenom]

BIRTH LAWS, NOW. yesterday already!

I can't stand this outright obscenity anymore.

[Blaze786]

Geez looking at the picture did she eat the baby after cooking it?

What a B I T C H!

[RustyPrincess]

She's not a bitch, she's a monster.

[Arbiter]

She's someone who suffered from bad parenting as well. And you know what, you can blame the government for that.

Not being allowed to discipline your kids, exposing them to the ungodly festering decadent society that is modern living, putting them in a crappy public school, coupled with two parents that work 9 to 5 just to pay the rent and exorbitant living expenses is a recipe for a generation of maggots.

[killadoob]

Burning babies is wrong, true.

But so is saying bitch. Or ni****. Or kyke. So is being racist and anti-religious. Do you want a government to be able to exercise some obscure legislation, thought up by someone with no life experience other than ass-kissing for a living, that would allow them to take away your kid/sterilize you/ etc because they thought it wasn't appropriate?

Come on. Stupidity is voluntary. Don't subscribe to it.

I think you may have subscribed to it for sure dude.

[Sensorei]

They should inject petrol into the fat bitch's ass and set it on fire. Disgusting.

[Arbiter]

They should inject petrol into my fat bitch's ass and set it on fire. Disgusting.

Fixed. You're worse of a dog than she is.

[Shake&Bake]

Burning babies is wrong, true.

But so is saying bitch. Or ni****. Or kyke. So is being racist and anti-religious. Do you want a government to be able to exercise some obscure legislation, thought up by someone with no life experience other than ass-kissing for a living, that would allow them to take away your kid/sterilize you/ etc because they thought it wasn't appropriate?

Come on. Stupidity is voluntary. Don't subscribe to it.

A fsckup is, a fsckup, is a fsckup (thanks Nedbank) :rolleyes:

So what would you have me call the ignorant white trash (or would the term "human trash" be more to your liking?) :rolleyes:, dole sucking, with no respect for human life - more so her own kid's life! to be called?

She's bloody anal and should be thrust into hard labour - preferably a in male prison cell down here in Pollsmoor.

[phenom]

yes, sure this is uber fsked up, but really hit close even circumcision, or the millions of other matters we ignore.

why are we doing nothing? isn't what makes us human to solve problems?

[Arbiter]

why are we doing nothing? isn't what makes us human to solve problems?

Thank you for saying that. Because now I can give you the answer you don't want to hear.

Because you don't. give. a. fsck. That's why. Just ignore it and move on. There are things INFINITELY worse happening everywhere, that you will never hear of and that you will never care about. Why not concern yourself with fellow South Africans being strung up and burnt to death? What do you care about some nameless baby you've never heard of, burnt by a tortured soul you'll never meet, in a country run by a bunch of control freak perverts?

No really, I'm actually a very gentle soul and I hate stories like that. Thing is, there's an endless supply of screwed up people and thus an infinite supply of horrible stories. I simply can't care about them all, so why should I be biased and care only about those that bother me personally? That's not specifically moral. That's self righteous.

Your concern makes no difference. Your self-righteousness makes no difference.

It just makes you feel better. Because you feel guilty and you need to ease that guilt by voicing your concern at the immoral acts of others. Trying to mobilize people into action because you won't do anything yourself.

Go and talk with some nuts. Spend time with damaged people. Read something written by a lunatic. Then at least you'll know what you're talking about.

[Nihilanth]

Oh. This is the best SA article you could come up with? So many screwed up things are happening here it takes something really shocking to upset
me these days.

[Shake&Bake]

Oh. This is the best SA article you could come up with? So many screwed up things are happening here it takes something really shocking to upset
me these days.

Why would you think the article has anything to do with South Africa?

[Fudzy]

Why would you think the article has anything to do with South Africa?

Probably because Current Affairs is SA's negative news central.

Nihilanth, this story is from the UK.

[Shake&Bake]

Probably because Current Affairs is SA's negative news central.

Nihilanth, this story is from the UK.

Well I started the thread in Off Topic, but a mod moved it here.
Still, all it needs from a someone contributing to the thread, is to at least read the OP :shrug:

[Fudzy]

Well I started the thread in Off Topic, but a mod moved it here.
Still, all it needs from a someone contributing to the thread, is to at least read the OP :shrug:

Well he could be clueless in the geography department and think Hereford Crown Court is somewhere in Polokwane :D

Back on topic though, I would be interested to know what the psychological reason behind terrible parents burning their children are. It's not the first time that I've heard of a child being used as an ashtray/iron rest.

[brian.ngcaweni]

Y not turn her into an ashtray for nine months....or just overdose her on prevention tablets sick whore.......

[Old_Username]

Some people in this world are not meant to have kids- they lack the patience, compassion and responsibility. Having a child is a life changing event and you need to put them first from the moment you find out they exist.

People who sleep around then get the shock of their lives when they discover that they or their SO/one night stand buddy are pregnant make me so so angry. I say this because I doubt this 'woman's' child was planned. What an absolute joke :mad: Fact of the matter, if you know that you will not be able to support a child or that you do not want one then either stop having sex/ get your tubes tied or go on heavy duty contraception. There are already too many unloved and unwanted children in this world.

She should have her tubes tied or something- what a disgusting low life... "My kid won't stop crying! I know! I'll burn him/her because inflicting harm upon him/her will stop the tears!" :rolleyes:

:( I hate stories like these :(

[Devill]

through a small hole in her skull?

+1


She's not a bitch, she's a monster.

No she is a bitch, retard, unfit human being, slag, fat cow and even 10-1 an idiot.


Fixed. You're worse of a dog than she is.

Yes because he says nasty things about nasty people?

Please don't be retarded.

[AMG133]

Jeez, ya burning a baby with a hot cig will make'em keep quiet!