Bristol Woman Threw Boiling Water On Victim: Police

BRISTOL BOROUGH, PA — A Bristol woman is in jail after police say she attacked a victim with boiling hot water.

According to Bristol Borough Police, officers were dispatched at 2:49 a.m. on April 15 to the 200 block of Mulberry Street in response to a report of an assault.

There, they say, they learned that Regina Rhoads, 38, had thrown boiling water on the assault victim. The victim was taken to St. Mary Medical Center, according to police.

Rhoads was charged with one count of aggravated assault, a felony, and counts of simple assault and harassment. She was sent to Bucks County Prison after being unable to pay $40,000 bail.