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Quebec Woman Faces Aggravated Assault Charge for Scalding 10-Year-Old with Boiling Water

The boy suffered severe burns after being doused with hot water while walking home from school in Longueuil, Quebec.

A woman from Montreal's South Shore has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly splashing a 10-year-old boy with boiling water. Longueuil police vehicles are parked in Longueuil, Que., Monday, March 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
A 10-year-old boy from Longueuil, Que., wears bandages after boiling water was thrown on him from a balcony.

Overview

  • The incident occurred on October 2, when the boy was hit with boiling water from a neighbor's balcony.
  • Stéphanie Borel, 46, was arrested and released on a promise to appear in court, facing conditions not to contact the victim.
  • The boy was hospitalized with second-degree burns to his face, head, and upper body.
  • Longueuil Mayor Catherine Fournier stated she cannot legally intervene in the decision to release Borel.
  • The boy's father refuted Borel's claim that the child had been knocking on her door for years, as they moved to the area only recently.