Caregiver charged after throwing boiling water on client, police say

Tina Vaughn(SCSO)

By Rose Johnson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A caregiver was arrested for throwing boiling water on her client, according to Memphis Police Department.

Tina Vaughn, 42, is charged with aggravated assault of a vulnerable adult and simple assault.

On Jan. 24, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. officers responded to a complaint call at the Regional One Burn Center on 877 Jefferson Avenue.

A victim was at the hospital getting treated for 2nd and 3rd-degree burns to the right side of his face, shoulder, and right side of his back. 

Officers were told that on Jan. 21 at 10:30 p.m. the victim was in a residence on Gookin Place and his caregiver, Vaughn, was also inside the home.

The victim was in the kitchen boiling water to cook some noodles. Vaughn was upset at him and told the victim to go to the living room.

The victim then went to sit on the couch when Vaughn came in from the kitchen and threw the boiling water on him, according to the affidavit.

He then yelled and ran out of the apartment.

Vaughn did not call the police or emergency services, instead, she called her supervisor.

The victim returned to the apartment later that night, and the next morning, when Vaughn arrived at work, she called an ambulance which took the victim to the Regional One Burn Center.

The victim identified Vaughn in a six-person lineup as the person who threw the hot water on him. 

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