An Ohio toddler is fighting for his life after he suffered severe burns last week while at his babysitter’s home in Cleveland.
2-year-old Tracy Allen Jones is currently in the burn unit at Metro Health in Cleveland where he receives treatment for second and third-degree burns to his head and chest.
His mother Tonya Gnokos said that the babysitter claimed not being at home when the incident occurred to the child and that her boyfriend was taking care of the children.
She also claimed the child was bitten by a spider while playing in the garden and had an allergic reaction.
“I have not gotten a complete, truthful story of what happened to my son,” the mother said. “Doctors, nurses, and us as parents, we can clearly see there was some type of hot liquid spilled from the top of his head down all the way to his groin.”
Tracy and his sister attended Azori & Friends Daycare in Huron. The business is not licensed by the state.
“I had all the institutions of a mother they were safe. The way they reacted when they seen [the babysitter] made me feel safe,” Gkonos said.
“This could have just been an accident, and accidents happen. But when you are lying and not being truthful and a 2-year-old hasn’t opened his eyes in five days, that’s when I become resentful.”
