A Tampa woman is facing charges after police said she failed to get medical attention for a young boy in her care who had been badly burned.
Ruby L. Brown, 66, is facing charges of child neglect in connection with the investigation, which started Thursday afternoon after police said they received a tip through Crime Stoppers.
Police said the caller told them a 7-year-old boy had been taken to Tampa General Hospital with severe burns on his torso. An officer was sent to the hospital and learned another child had set the boy on fire on Sept. 6.
Brown, who police said was responsible for the boy's care, did not take the boy to the hospital, police said.
Five days after the boy was burned, the child's school called to see why he had missed so many days. School employees went to Brown's home on East 11th Street and took the boy to the hospital.
The Department of Children and Families then went to the hospital and took custody of the boy. Officials said he will be hospitalized for an undetermined amount of time.
Brown was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail and later released on $7,500 bail.