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Butler County Jury finds man guilty in attack where mother, her son burned by hot oil

Butler County Jury finds man guilty in attack where mother, her son burned by hot oil
AND WHERE THE SEARCH FOR THE FAMILY AND WHERE THE SEARCH FOR THE IS SAYING TONIGHT SUSPECT , STANDS. NATALIE HAMILTON POLICE SAY THE : BRUTAL ATTACK HAPPENED AT THIS HOUSE ON GRAND BOULEVARD. I SPOKE TO FAMILMEY MBERS WHO TELL ME THEY ARE HURT AND CONFUSED AND ANG.RY >> ME AND MY BABY JUST GOT BURNT, SOMEBODY JUST CAME INY M HOE.US NATALIE: THE 911 CALL IS DIFFICULT AND IT’S HARD TO TO HEAR. AND IT’S HARD TO UNDERSTAND AS 20-YEAR-OLD JAYLA WITT DESPERATELY PLEADS FOR HELP. WITT TELLSHE T DISPATCHER SOMEONE ENTERED HER HOME AND THREW HOT GREASE ON HER AND HER SON AS THEY SLT.EP HER FATHER JAMES IS UNDERSTANDBLY FURIOU -- UNDERSTANDABLY FURIS.OU >> SOMEBODY CAME IN AND THREW GREASE, HOT GREASE ON HER AND IT WAS HOT ENOUGH TO SINGE HER HAIR. NATALIE JAYLA AND HER SON WERE : TRANSPORTED TO DAYTON FOR TREATMENT. THE FAMILY GAVE US THIS IMAGE OF JAYLA IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER THE ATTACK. THEY TELL US SHE SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS TO HER FACE AND HEAD. HER 16-MONTH OLD SON TOBIAS WITH BURNS ON HIS ARM AND DOWN THE SIDE OF HIS LITTLE BODY. >> YOU DON’T DO THAT TO A BABY AND TO AOM WAN ASLEEP IN B.ED NATALIE JAYLA WAS UNABLE TO : DESCRIBE THE SUSPECT TO AUTHORITIES. >> I WANT WHOEVER KNOWS ANYTNGHI ABOUT THIS TO CONTACT THE LICEPO OR CONTACT ME AND I’LL TAKE CARE . AND I’LL TAKE CARE IT.OF NATALIE THE FAMILY BELIEVES IT : WAS SOMEONE CLOSE BY AND , INTENTIONAL. POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BRUTAL ATTK.AC THEY ARE ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO COME FORWARD.
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Butler County Jury finds man guilty in attack where mother, her son burned by hot oil
A man charged in connection with throwing hot vegetable oil on one of his cousins and her baby while they slept at their home in Hamilton was found guilty by a jury Friday. It happened Dec. 21, 2021 on Grant Boulevard when Jayla Witt called 911 saying she and her baby were burned after someone broke into their house. Jayla and her son were transported to Dayton for treatment. The family said she suffered severe burns to her face and head.Her 16-month-old son, Tobias, suffered burns to his arm and down the side of his body. Maloney was arrested and charged with felonious assault. A jury found Maloney guilty Friday on three felony counts. In the courtroom Friday, the victim's dad could be seen crying as the verdict was read.Maloney was sentenced to 37 years in prison Friday. A judge added 10 years to his sentence since he's a repeat violent offender. He was charged in 2000 in a deadly baseball bat beating.

A man charged in connection with throwing hot vegetable oil on one of his cousins and her baby while they slept at their home in Hamilton was found guilty by a jury Friday.

It happened Dec. 21, 2021 on Grant Boulevard when Jayla Witt called 911 saying she and her baby were burned after someone broke into their house.

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Jayla and her son were transported to Dayton for treatment. The family said she suffered severe burns to her face and head.

Her 16-month-old son, Tobias, suffered burns to his arm and down the side of his body.

Maloney was arrested and charged with felonious assault. A jury found Maloney guilty Friday on three felony counts. In the courtroom Friday, the victim's dad could be seen crying as the verdict was read.

Maloney was sentenced to 37 years in prison Friday. A judge added 10 years to his sentence since he's a repeat violent offender.

He was charged in 2000 in a deadly baseball bat beating.