Commonwealth v. Rochon

CERCONE, Judge:

This is a direct appeal from a judgment of sentence entered after a júdge sitting without a jury found appellant guilty of aggravated assault, 1 simple assault, 2 recklessly endangering another person 3 and endangering the welfare of children. 4 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

The events underlying the instant appeal occurred on February 28, 1989. Appellant, Lola Rochon, was arrested because she beat her then seventeen-month old son, 5 immersed him in water sufficiently cold to cause hypothermia, and repeatedly held the child’s head under water so that he could not…