Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:18:28 GMT
Three people were inside this burning home but managed to get out safely.
Firefighters are battling a massive fire in East Bank in Kanawha County. A house on Walnut Street went up in flames around 5:15 a.m. Firefighters said two people were home at the time but managed to
Three escape massive fire in a home on Walnut Street in Kanawha County
Cabell County Sheriff's Department arrested Laurence Hughlin Bess IV, 25, of Lesage, for allegedly abusing his daughter.
According to a criminal complaint, Bess told police he drove his 2 year-old daughter to his house without a proper car seat. When he walked her to his house, she began having a tantrum. That's when police said he smacked her across the face and tossed her on a bed that caused her to bounce off and hit a space heater.
The complaint said the girl taken to Cabell Huntington Hospital with severe injuries, including a fractured ankle, fracture above her eye, and bruises on her face.
Police charged Bess with child abuse with injury and two counts of child neglect with injury. His bail is $80,000.
Laurence Hughlin Bess IV, Western Regional Jail
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