Man Accused Of Tried To Circumcise 2-Year-Old Cousin While Babysitting
A Florida man had found himself behind bars after allegedly cutting his 2-year-old cousin in the groin while babysitting him in what officials said was an attempt to “circumcise” the boy, according to the Holly Hill Police Department.Â
Timothoes Powell was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse after the incident that unfolded in Daytona Beach on Oct. 17, according to a police report.
Powell was watching his 2-year-old cousin while the toddler’s mother was at work. Their grandmother and grandfather were home at the time of the incident, but were both asleep at the time, according to police.
At around 7 p.m., Powell called the mother to tell her that the boy was “bleeding from his penis area as glass had entered his diaper,” the report said. Powell added that he tried to wipe it off, causing the skin to break.
The boy was taken to a local hospital where he had to have his skin glued to repair the injury, the report said.
The hospital reported the incident to police because they “feared some type of abuse was happening at the residence,” according to the report.Â
The home had surveillance cameras inside, which showed Powell changing the boy’s diaper and then walking away with an unknown object in his hand, police said. The baby was seen screaming and crying before Powell returned to the put the diaper on.
Another video showed Powell apparently “frustrated” as he manipulated the boy’s diaper, the report said. Other footage from the day allegedly showed Powell yelling at the toddler, squirting him with a water bottle and threatening to put soap in his mouth if he wasn’t quiet.Â
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