Sheriff: Infant twins burned with cigarettes, bitten by adult; parents arrested
02/16/2021 12:58 pm PST
CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (TCD) --
Two South Carolina parents were arrested in a child abuse investigation last Wednesday after the couple’s 3-month-old twins were found with multiple injuries.
The 3-month-old twins were found with skull fractures and “multiple fractures throughout the body,” as well as cigarette burns and adult human bite marks, according the Chester County Sheriff’s Office.
WBTV-TV reports the male twin was taken to Levine Children’s Hospital, where his injuries were discovered; the twin sister was then found to be “suffering from new and old injuries.” She was taken into protective custody.
One twin was listed in critical condition at Levine Children’s Hospital; the other twin was no longer listed in critical condition, the sheriff’s office said.
The Chester County Sheriff’s Office said Kentovian White and Jessica Mills were charged with two counts of inculcating great bodily injury upon a child.
Deputies said methamphetamine was found in White’s possession during his arrest on Wednesday, Feb. 10. White, who had an outstanding warrant for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, was additionally charged with drug possession.
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