25-year-old Amanda Air put her two young children, two and five years old, in hot water and reached a temperature of 150 degrees Fahrenheit (65.5 Celsius), which was punishable because they broke the rules of sleep. According to the Daily Mail website, Amanda was sentenced to 40 years in prison after being tortured by Judge Robert Baker. "Your children were actually cooking what you were thinking?"
Adriana, two, and Cameron, 5, were severely burned by second and third degree burns in 70% of their bodies, as well as respiratory problems. Amanda admitted she was guilty, saying she had done so to please her ex-boyfriend, Derek Lin Defoe,
Amanda revealed that her level of intelligence was low, indicating that she had recently watched a television program in which a child counselor recommended giving children a cold or warm shower as punishment. She tried to do the same with warm water but did not estimate the temperature after her friend asked her Silencing the young and hypnotizing them.