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Day care worker found guilty of battery, child cruelty in case of burned toddler
Pittmon's attorney calls verdict shocking; sentencing set Feb. 2
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Eddye Pittmon is cuffed by Hall County deputies Friday afternoon in Hall County Superior Court after being found guilty of battery and child cruelty for the scalding of a 16-month-old boy in June 2014 at the Discovering Basics day care center.
A day care worker accused of scalding a 16-month-old boy was found guilty Friday afternoon of battery and child cruelty. Eddye Pittmon had been charged with two counts of aggravated battery, child cruelty in the first degree and child cruelty in the second degree. The jury did not find her guilty of aggravated battery but of the lesser charge of battery.