Baby dies during bath in cleaning fluids

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[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

DETROIT (AP) -- An 8-month-old girl died Sunday in a five-gallon bucket of household cleaning fluids, police said.

Detroit police officials told WXYZ-TV the mother admitted she had been bathing the baby in a mix of Pine Sol and Mr. Clean

"It had some water in it and we believe some kind of cleaning solution in the water," homicide investigator Barbara Simon said.

Several neighbors who heard the woman screaming tried to revive the infant girl, but she was pronounced dead at a Detroit hospital.

Police were questioning the mother Sunday night. An autopsy was set for Monday.

[kenth]

I'm just speechless as to how anyone could bathe a baby in cleaning fluids. But, I remember a story from a few years back in which a woman doused her grandkids' hair with gasoline to treat headlice. Another in which a woman used a dog flea dip on her kids... I don't get it.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Immigrant who can't read or understand the products yet?"

If I were a writer for "The Simpsons" I'd put in a scene with Homer reading the label on a bottle of medicine that says, "Shake before using." He'd say, "Well, all right," then he'd set the bottle on the table and do a little shimmy, shaking himself rather than the medicine.

[Libertina]

LOLOL Perfect scene!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

the mother admitted she had been bathing the baby in a mix of Pine Sol and Mr. Clean

Why in heaven's name would you do this?

Poor little girl.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

But by golly I'll bet you any one of these these half-wits can put a condom on a cucumber

Considering that she has five children at age 25 she obviously can't do that either.

[sweetliberty]

I said "on a cucumber." You must not have read the fine print.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Not going to say it.

Not going to say it

Not going...

I wish she had stuck to cucumbers.

Bless me Father for I am weak.

[sweetliberty]

LOL!

[Clara Lou]

They'll sue the Pine Sol manufacturer for not having a label: "Warning: Do not use this product to bathe babies."
Now that's the first thing I thought. We know that, now adays, people are not responsible for anything they do-- unless, of course, they are Republicans.

[turk99]

What a f*cking idiot! I can't believe anyone is really that stupid.

[SnarlinCubBear]

Oh, so you're from Michigan? What's up with the "Stupid Pet Owner's Syndrome?" I watch Animal Planet filmed in Detroit, and can't believe all of the abuse chained dogs get in your Detroit winters? Has kind of made me MAD at Detroit as a whole. Little puppy rottweilers shivering in 2 degree weather, water pan frozen over with ice, no food, no place to lie down off the snow. Come on people of Michigan....dogs get cold too, dammit!

[CyberAnt]

I believe the little baby girl is already cradled in the loving arms of Jesus. She will never have to experience pain again.

[radiohead]

I knew a classmate whose mother was trying to get rid of bees with a mixture of bleach and boiling water. Somehow she stumbled and this mixture splashed back on her, burning her terribly.

What is with these home remedies? Doesn't Raid or Black Flag sell some kind of spray? Isn't there a treatment for lice that you can get from the drugstore? Why would you use gasoline these days?

[contessa machiaveli]

never underestimate the stupidity of_________________.

you fill it in.

[kenth]

Stupidity isn't bound to skin color.

[netmilsmom]

You know, there are two extremes in my area. People who believe dogs are toys who are very cute when they are puppies and should be seen and not heard (eventually, not even seen) or the people who have working dogs (be it a farm or hunting dog), those are well loved and appreciated.
When we moved into our house, we found a dog run in the back. By it was a loving tribute to Clyde who died in 92. The doghouse was heated with lights. I swear!!!! I heard from the neighbors that Clyde was always with the family, but was a terror at chewing moldings. When the family was gone for a day, they had to put him outside, but could not bear to have him uncomfortable!!
With this great set-up, my daughter is allergic to dogs, Grrrr!

[AxelPaulsenJr]

I believe the little baby girl is already cradled in the loving arms of Jesus. She will never have to experience pain again.

I know that you are correct.

However I also know that the Lord God does not put babies on this earth to die so tragically and needlessly. Otherwise one could then justify abortion, by saying that abortion puts them in the loving arms of Jesus.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

As for the mother she perhaps needs to have her tubes tied.

The two tubes I'm thinking of are the jugular vein and the carotid artery...just below the left ear.

[JonathansMommie]

Someone needs to give this lady a bath in a tub of ACID. Stupid Woman.

[netmilsmom]

We discussed this last night and the only reason we could see, short of wanting to hurt this child, to dunk a baby in cleaning products, is to get rid of lice. They are running rampant up here. Who knows, maybe she thought this would rid her baby of bugs?

Gee, if she only had a brain!