The baby survived but doctors think he’ll lose his legs. From Quad-City Online:

A toddler suffering third-degree burns over much of his lower body may lose his legs because of his injuries.

Authorities say the boy, who is under 2 years old, suffered the burns over about 40 percent of his body after he was dipped in boiling water by his mother and her roommate.

The boy’s mother, Latasha Spencer, 21, and her roommate, Krystal Swift, 23, both of the Century Woods Apartments, each face a charge of aggravated battery of a child, a Class X felony, in relation to the child’s injuries. Investigators believe he was injured on April 11 at the apartment complex, 1400 5th St., Rock Island.

The boy was being treated at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa, and doctors there were unsure if they would be able to save his lower limbs, Rock Island police Detective Patti Jo Dooley said Tuesday at Ms. Swift’s preliminary hearing.

Ms. Spencer allegedly dipped the boy into the water to “steam” him, in an attempt to hide beating injuries on his body, Detective Dooley testified. Department of Children and Family Services officials were already investigating the family when the alleged incident took place.

The water, which may have been dumped into the bathtub, had apparently been at least at a rolling boil at the time it was used, she said.

The mother is pictured on the right, her “roommate” is on the left. You think drugs were involved?

I think the only fitting punishment for these two trollops is for someone to boil them. But since that will likely not happen let’s hope they get the max. And let’s pray doctors can save that poor child’s legs.

h/t News of Doom