Boy, 4, Died After Scalding Bath Burned Him Severely, Mom & Stepmom Put Body in Dumpster to Hide Death
Malachi Lawson.Photo: Baltimore Police DepartmentA stepmother who authorities say fatally scalded her 4-year-old stepson in the bath and then got rid of the body alongside her partner pleaded guilty Tuesday to child abuse resulting in death, reports say.According toCBS News, Shatika Lawson will be sentenced December 6 for her part in the slaying of Malachi Lawson.The boy’s biological mother Alicia Lawson, previously pleaded guilty to the same charges in 2021. She is currently serving a life sentence with 30 years suspended in connection with the summer 2019 killing of Malachi....