One-year-old Ali Jean Paterson died in November 2006 from severe burns she suffered when her father left her unattended in the bath, authorities said. The father, Christopher Paterson, 28, of Molino, was arrested in May 2007 near Gainesville several months after a grand jury indicted him on a manslaughter charge.Buried deep in the article:
In May 2006, the Florida Department of Children and Families looked into another incident involving Paterson and his child.Another great job by Escambia County's Department of Children & Family Scoundrels.The DCF investigated Paterson and the child's mother, Brittany Knapp, after Ali was taken to a local hospital with a broken leg. The parents said they believed Ali tangled her leg in a slot in her crib, said Janice Thomas, circuit administrator for the DCF.
"Based on the information we gathered, we didn't think there was abuse and neglect at that time," Thomas said.
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