A 36-year-old Utah mother, Lizbeth Hurtado-Breton, is accused of torturing her 4-month-old daughter with hot steam. Allegedly, the torture stemmed from Hurtado-Breton’s desire for a boy instead of a girl.

According to a police booking affidavit obtained by KSL, the incident occurred on Tuesday, September 30. At the time, the girl had arrived at Primary Children’s Hospital with severe burns to her face. Furthermore, the 4-month-old was also suffering from multiple bone fractures and a brain bleed, among other injuries.

Local police responded to the hospital and interviewed the girl’s father. He allegedly told officers that Hurtado-Breton had held the girl over hot steam. Disturbingly, while wiping her face with a napkin, the mother had “wiped off skin,” the affidavit detailed.

The father

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