Father Accused Of Burning Son Faces Judge

A Seminole County father accused of burning his son, faced a judge Monday morning. Lyndon Barfield cried and shook his head when a judge charged him with child neglect and handed down a $25,000 bond.

Casselberry police say 21-year-old Lyndon Barfield left his 5-month-old son in a bathtub with scalding hot water.

Barfield was arrested while visiting his son at Arnold Palmer Hospital Sunday.

Five-month-old Lyndon Barfield III is recovering from third-degree burns at Arnold Palmer Hospital.

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Casselberry police say his father, Lyndon Barfield Jr., put the infant in a bathtub with scalding hot water and locked him in the bathroom Sunday.

Barfield Jr. was arrested when he showed up at the hospital to visit his son. WFTV found pictures of the child and his mother, Stephanie Barfield, on her Facebook page where she says she is happily married to the most amazing man ever.

WFTV talked to neighbors at the family's Casselberry apartment complex off SR-436.

“There's really something sick, wrong, normal people don't burn their kid with hot water,” neighbor Butch Wilson said.

Investigators said Barfield told them he went to answer a telephone call and when he came back, the infant was burned. But investigators are suspicious because three weeks ago Barfield claimed a pillow fell on the baby's face and caused him to stop breathing. Police say Barfield said he gave the child CPR for 30 minutes and then called 911.

When paramedics showed up, the child was still having trouble breathing.

In both these cases mom was not home.

“I think there needs to be some investigation done, especially the mother too,” Wilson said.

Casselberry police say they didn't think foul play was involved in the case from three weeks ago when the child nearly suffocated from the pillow, but protective services was still investigating.

The infant is expected to recover from the burn injuries.