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Stephanie Martinez
Five years old - Died December 31, 2001
On December 26, 2001, a woman named Clenteen Sue Williams submerged Stephanie Martinez in a scalding hot tub of water and then allowed the burn blisters to become infected causing Septis, which causes baceria to grow in the blood of untreated second and third degree burns. Stephanie died five days later.

Clenteen claims that she ran warm bath water into the tub for Stepanie to take a bath and that she tested it with her own elbow to be sure that it was not to hot. She claims that she then left the room and about 15 minutes later heard screaming and returned to the bathroom to find Stephanie sitting in scalding hot water and she then immediately took her out and treated her burns with Aloe Vera and Epsom Salts. Clenteen also denies ever beating Stephanie but could not explain the  bruises she had on her body, head and face. She claims that these children were  always hurting themselves. She had this to say:

"I never beat her on the head.The little girl and little boy, they throwed  the tantrums, they beat their heads on the floor and against the wall. These children have terrible problems that we don't know how to deal with, I had the little girl right here, and here she and her brother, they  get upset about something, they going to throw the tantrum. I said, I'm not having these tantrums, so you just cut it out. I'm not having these tantrums and you 
being hurtful to your own self." 

An autopsy performed on Stephanie showed more than 100 injuries, which her grandmother claimed she gave to herself. Clenteen told police that she was afraid that she would be charged with child abuse if she took Stephanie to the hospital. Clenteen did admit to hitting stephanie with an extension cord on her burned legs and her bottom on the same day that she died.

Unbelievably, Clenteen's relatives asked the judge for mercy claiming that she was only guilty of taking on the responsibility of more children than she could care for.

In March of 2003, Clenteen was sentenced to the maxium term of 48 years in prison.

For information about preventing child abuse in the state of Colorado, click the links below. If they can't help you, ask for someone who can. NEVER give up looking for help for an abused child!

Colorado Children's Trust Fund

Child Abuse And Neglect Prevention

Call this number to report child abuse ANY WHERE in the United States!
1-800-4-A-Child  1-800-422-4453





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