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Texas mother charged after toddler put in oven, burned

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Texas mother charged after toddler put in oven, burned
WATCH: A mother in Texas has been charged for allegedly putting her daughter in the oven. – Mar 21, 2016

Officials say a Texas mother has been charged after her two-year-old daughter was badly burned in a hot oven.

The Somervell County Sheriff’s Office was called to the woman’s home after reports late Thursday that a child had suffered burns.

The sheriff’s office said witnesses told deputies that 35-year-old Tasha Shontell Hatcher said she’d put her child in the oven.

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Hatcher was charged with causing serious bodily harm to a child and arraigned Saturday. Bond was set at $300,000.

Texas Child Protective Services spokeswoman Marissa Gonzales says the child has been taken into their custody and will be placed in foster care when released from hospital.

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The toddler is in stable condition. She suffered second- and third-degree burns.

With files from the Associated Press.

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