Boyfriend guilty of scalding toddler; Billerica man slated for sentencing Sept. 28 for intentional assault.Byline: Gary V. Murray WORCESTER - A Billerica man is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 28 after pleading guilty yesterday to charges of intentionally scalding scalding plunging of pig or poultry carcasses into very hot water to facilitate scraping and dehairing and plucking. Chicken scalding water is 130°F for broilers (larger birds higher) applied for 1 to 2 minutes. Modern pig abattoirs use steam at 144 to 147°F for about 3 minutes. a 2-year-old boy in a bathtub two years ago in Fitchburg. Eric Martin Eric Martin may refer to:
Mr. Martin pleaded guilty yesterday in Worcester Superior Court to related charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (hot water), assault and battery on a child causing substantial bodily injury and assault with intent to maim maim v. to inflict a serious bodily injury, including mutilation or any harm which limits the victim's ability to function physically. Originally, in English Common Law it meant to cut off or permanently cripple a bodily member like an arm, leg, hand, or foot. . His court-appointed lawyer, Kelli Porges, asked Judge James R. Lemire to postpone sentencing until Sept. 28 so a psychological evaluation of Mr. Martin that is being done as an aid to sentencing could be completed. Judge Lemire granted the request and released Mr. Martin on previously posted bail of $25,000 cash. Assistant District Attorney Anthony J. Marotta said police went to the Fitchburg apartment after one of the couple's roommates called 911 to report that the child had been injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. . Mr. Martin initially told police he was unaware of how the toddler was burned, but later admitted that he intentionally placed the child in scalding water to hurt him because he was upset with Ms. Farnum, Mr. Marotta said. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the prosecutor, Mr. Martin told investigators Ms. Farnum had had a miscarriage miscarriage: see abortion. miscarriage or spontaneous abortion Spontaneous expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus before it can live outside the mother. while pregnant with his child and he was jealous that she had a child fathered by another man. Mr. Marotta said the 2-year-old was flown to UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus in Worcester suffering from first-degree and second-degree burns second-degree burn n. A burn that blisters the skin and is more severe than a first-degree burn. second-degree burn See Burn. on his genital area and lower extremities lower extremity n. The hip, thigh, leg, ankle, or foot. Also called inferior limb, pelvic limb. and was hospitalized for about 10 days. The assistant district attorney said Mr. Martin's confession came after a representative of the child protection clinic at UMass Memorial Medical Center told Detective James Gilbert that the pattern of the child's burns suggested the injuries were intentionally inflicted and the detective then confronted Mr. Martin with that information. Ms. Farnum, 19, has pleaded not guilty to charges of reckless endangerment of a child and being an accessory, after the fact, to assault and battery on a child causing substantial bodily injury. Her case also has been continued to Sept. 28. ART: PHOTO CUTLINE: Mr. Martin |
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