Now THIS is Parenting!

[Evan!]

W.Va. mom accused of burning 'wimp' into child

A West Virginia mother faces charges after being accused of burning the word "wimp" into her 6-year-old daughter's neck.

Tammy Smith is charged with five counts of child abuse and of malicious assault, all felonies.

Moundsville Police Chief Jim Kudlak said Saturday that the child told police that her mother used a cigarette to burn her. Smith's daughter told authorities that her mother burned her because she was angered that the girl tripped and fell.

An employee at the child's school noticed the burns and police were called Wednesday. The girl is in foster care.

The 43-year-old Smith is being held in jail on $50,000 bond. Kudlak says he doesn't think she has an attorney yet.

Moundsville is in northern West Virginia.

The story sounds even more awesome if you imagine the mother as Ma Fratelli...

 

[FireBrewer]

Here's Tammy when the cops got to her:

Hope they clubbed her like a baby seal.

 

[DeathBrewer]

i hope she goes to prison for a loooonnnggg time. they should tie her tubes, too.

 

[BuffaloSabresBrewer]

The things people do never ceases to amaze me.

 

[goodgreener]

I watched a movie called "An American Crime". It is a pretty effed up movie but the "crime" is what brought attention to child abuse in general. I hope* the foster home is better...

 

[BigKahuna]

i hope she goes to prison for a loooonnnggg time. they should tie her tubes, too.

They should tie them around her neck!

 

[TxBrew]

WV and Flordia provide some of the best WTF news.

 

[HBHoss]

That should be automatic sterilization. Very sad situation.

 

[IrregularPulse]

I like this one's comment

hohos_are_yummy
11/22/2008 12:42:50 PM

people like this are allowed to procreate and all is well but gay marriage destroys families? whatta world.

 

[uglygoat]

we used to hang out with a nutter from moundsville wv. we got her stoned once, and she started lighting things on fire. we were all saying yeah... jessica, you don't have to go home, but you clearly cannot stay here, and joe, ditch this one fore she lights you on fire while you sleep...

 

[ohiobrewtus]

unfreakingbelievable...

Goonies rock, BTW.

 

[DeathBrewer]

throw momma from the train