New Boston woman charged with endangering children
Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announced that a New Boston woman has been arrested and charged with seven counts endangering children.
Thoroughman stated that his office was contacted by Scioto County Children Services, along with the New Boston Police Department, on Friday, Jan. 10 at 5:54 p.m. requesting assistance. The call came in that a 9-month-old was being transported to Nationwide Children’s Hospital for injuries, which included broken bones, a black eye and other unexplained injuries.
The 9-month-old child was transported by ambulance to Southern Ohio Medical Center. The child was later transferred and admitted to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus to be seen by a team of doctors on their child abuse team.
Detectives responded to a residence in New Boston, making contact with the mother and others. Detectives interviewed individuals on scene and concluded their investigation at that location while awaiting the report from Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Detectives received the report on Saturday, Jan. 11 and responded back to the residence and transported the mother to the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office for further investigation.
Detectives were able to determine a timeline of the reported injuries to the child. The oldest injury allegedly occurred approximately 10 days earlier, and the most recent injury allegedly occurred four days earlier.
Detectives learned that the child was seen earlier on Friday at King’s Daughter Medical Center. Upon dismissal of the child, the mother was given instructions to take the child straight to Nationwide Hospital. Children Services were later contacted when the child never showed up to Nationwide Hospital. Children Services removed the child and had the child transported to SOMC for treatment. Two other children were removed from the residence.
Arrested was Kayla Siearra Williams, 30, of New Boston, Ohio. Williams has been charged with two counts of endangering children, a felony of the second degree, and five counts of endangering children, a felony of the third degree.
Sheriff Thoroughman would like to thank the Scioto County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the New Boston Police Department and the Scioto County Children Services for their assistance in this investigation.
This is still an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information should contact Detective Sergeant Jodi Conkel at (740) 351-1091.
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