Mother charged with child neglect after her son suffered severe burns and didn't get care for days

Mother charged with child neglect after her son suffered severe burns and didn't get care for days

BAUDETTE, Minn. — A second person has been charged in connection with a child who suffered severe burns and didn't receive treatment for days. Ciera Cook, the mother of the child, is now facing charges for endangerment of a child in Lake of the Woods County. Cook made her first appearance in court on Wednesday, May 8, the day after her boyfriend, Cory Roper, made his first appearance in court. Roper is accused of using scalding hot water to …