Alameda dad left 1-year-old in bath as he cooked, scalding most of her body, police say

ALAMEDA A local resident was charged with felony child abuse after he allegedly left his -year-old daughter in a bathtub with running water as he cooked dinner court records show The -year-old Alameda resident was charged after he brought the girl to a hospital where doctors estimated she suffered burns on percent of her body He advised agents that he turned on the bath left the girl in the tub as he cooked then ran back when he heard her screams according to court records Police say they recreated the scene with him placing the water setting how he claimed he had it An officer checked the tub and that the water got extremely hot within a minimal seconds officials noted The girl was burned on June The man was charged on June court records show On June a judge secured the defendant s release but ordered him not to interact with any of his children without their mother present He reported police he is no longer with either of his five children s mother but had been co-parenting with the victim s mother effectively according to court records The man is set to go before a judge for a preliminary hearing in mid-July records show He has pleaded not guilty