Parents put their tiny baby in microwave causing him horrific burns

Two parents have been accused of putting their tiny baby in a microwave oven causing him horrific burns.

Derick Boyce-Slezak and wife Mikala, both 22, were charged with felony abuse or neglect of a child by police in Missouri, USA, on Tuesday.

The couple were arrested after taking the little boy, who is younger than four months old, to hospital with a rash on his face.


Daily Mirror reports that ,doctors discovered the 'rash' was actually a second-degree burn and further tests revealed the child had a skull fracture and a brain injury.

Court documents, seen by The St Louis Post Dispatch, accuse the Boyce-Slezaks of dropping their baby while trying to imitate a TV commercial and zapping him in a microwave.

The parents told doctors the burns were caused by cleaning chemicals.Because of the horrific nature of the allegations, both are being held in custody at St Francois County Jail on $500,000 (£370,000) bail each.