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Michigan Woman Behind Bars After Admitting to Pouring Boiling Water on Teen Girl During Fight
The teen suffered third-degree burns after a fight escalated, and police say Shanell Lakeisha Cohen admitted pouring hot water on her.
- Shanell Lakeisha Cohen, a 31-year-old Pontiac woman, was arraigned Thursday in 50th District Court on a felony assault charge for allegedly pouring boiling water on a 15-year-old girl during a physical altercation.
- On Sunday, a confrontation on Leonard Lane in Pontiac escalated into a large brawl involving 50 to 100 people, during which investigators allege Cohen retrieved a pot of boiling water from her stove.
- The teenager remains hospitalized with third-degree burns covering her neck and the majority of her back. Her mother, Lasheron Gray, said, "They were fighting, I guess she felt that a 15-year-old was beating her up and she went in the house and got boiling water."
- Admitting to the act, Cohen is currently held at the Oakland County Jail on a $75,000 bond with a 10% provision. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said, "We have another sad example of a verbal dispute, escalating into dangerous physical violence."
- A probable cause conference is scheduled for October 13 at 1:30 p.m., and Cohen faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the felony assault charge. Court records did not list an attorney for the defendant as of Friday.
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What we know about the Shanell Cohen boiling water case
A 31-year-old Michigan woman is in custody after allegedly pouring boiling water on a 15-year-old girl during a brawl. Shanell Lakeisha Cohen now faces a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, less than murder, or by strangulation. The incident began Sunday evening, when deputies from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a large fight near Leonard Lane in Pontiac around 7 PM. When they arrived, they estimat…
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