Danielle Lynn Connor, 24, of Dewey was charged in January in connection with injuries suffered by her then 16-month-old child.
The eight-woman, four-man jury deliberated for several hours Wednesday before declaring that its members were hopelessly deadlocked.
Connor, whose name is spelled Conner in some court records, had left the child in a bathtub filled with warm water under the care of a 3-year-old and went to tend to laundry in another room. When she returned to the bathroom, she found the hot water on and the younger child screaming. As she lifted the child from the water, skin fell off the child's legs, according to police.
Connor's attorney Mark Kane stressed that the injuries were accidental. Prosecutors said Connor should be held accountable for leaving the child alone.
Physicians testified during the trial that the child showed no signs of abuse or disease.
Kane told the jury that police noted childproof locks on cabinet doors in the home, a childproof room gate and a baby tub seat in the bathtub.
The child was treated for second- and third-degree burns.
District Judge Curtis Delapp ordered Connor returned to the Washington County Jail and set a Sept. 19 return court date. Connor has remained in jail with bail set at $50,000 bond since her arrest seven months ago.
Prosecutors will decide whether to try the case again.
Source: http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20120831_12_A13_CUTLIN483427&rss_lnk=14
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