A 35-year-old man in Texas is in custody after his girlfriend, 67, alleged that he deliberately poured hot soup on her, resulting in third-degree burns, per PEOPLE. 

Alexander Alton McDavid was taken into custody on multiple charges, including assault causing bodily injury with a prior conviction, injury to an elderly person, continuous violence against family members, resisting arrest, and making terroristic threats against family, as indicated by jail records. According to Law & Crime, he remained in McLennan County Jail on a $130,000 bond as of Monday afternoon.

An arrest affidavit, reported by KWTX, provides further details regarding the allegations against him. According to the documents, the victim stated that on February 28, while at their shared apartment, McDavid became angry and told her she was talking too much. At that moment, she was taking soup out of the microwave when he allegedly “intentionally” struck her plate, causing the hot liquid to spill onto her shoulder and forearm. 

The victim reportedly sustained third-degree burns from the incident but did not file a report until a few days later. She claimed that she did not have a car or a cell phone, but went to the police station to report the incident after leaving the home to visit the Social Security Office. 

The victim informed the police that they had been together for about a year before he started physically abusing her, alleging that he had previously choked her, although she never reported those incidents to authorities. The suspect has a history of arrests, including one from May 2024 that resulted in an assault-family violence charge, which is still pending.

#Clique, what are your thoughts?