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Article: Mother charged in boy's cold water death
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 7, 2005
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Racine A Racine mother was charged Wednesday with second-degree
homicide after police said she kept her 6-year-old boy under a cold
water tap as a form of punishment.
A preliminary hearing for Frances M. Jones, 43, has been set for
April 15. She was being held in the Racine County Jail in lieu of
$25,000 bond.
According to a criminal complaint:
When Racine police arrived at a home in the 2700 block of Jacato
Drive on March 24, they found a child dressed in pajamas and not
breathing. He was taken to a local hospital, where efforts to revive
him failed. The boy's name was not listed in the complaint.
According to a witness, Jones would place the child under a sink
faucet and run cold water ...