The Wake County Sheriff's Office has charged a woman with felonious child abuse, saying that she severely burned a child after placing a homemade heating pad in its diaper.
Police say Kimberly Brenyelle Bonds, 22, of Raleigh, showed "reckless disregard for human life" by placing the heating pad on the child's buttocks.
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According to the arrest warrant Bonds was "a person providing care to or supervision" to the child.
Bonds is currently being held in the Wake County Detention Center under a $50,000 secured bond.
Kimberly Brenyelle Bonds (Wake County Sheriff's Office)