From staff reports

Two Pensacola parents were charged with manslaughter Sunday after their 2-year-old son died of severe burn wounds that went untreated for about two weeks, according to the Pensacola Police Department.

Christopher L. Redd, 39, and Jennifer Gail Perry, 29, have been charged with negligent manslaughter for not reporting that their toddler allegedly had scalded himself with hot water from the kitchen stove, PPD arrest reports said. The child reportedly suffered second- and third-degree burns on 41 percent of his body and died from his injuries in the hospital Sunday.

According to statements Perry reportedly gave police investigators, she and Redd did not take the child to the hospital because they previously had been investigated by the Department of Children and Families and did not know what to tell hospital staff about Bryson's burns.

"They're being charged with culpable negligence in that they did not take the child to the hospital," said Assistant State Attorney John Molchan, who will prosecute the case. "There is still an ongoing investigation into all of the circumstances of the incident."

Molchan said as the case stands now, both of the parents could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted.

The couple reportedly tried to treat the toddler's injuries at home using over-the-counter medication and an ointment Perry was prescribed for a prior burn on her finger, the report said.

Perry allegedly told investigators that Bryson behaved normally until about three days before his death. Around that point, the child became lethargic and lost his appetite, She said.

Redd's mother, Connie Bowman Ferro, said that she believed the parents didn't understood the severity of the child's injuries.

"They have always done everything they could to provide for those kids," Bowman Ferro said. "They just used poor judgment."

Bowman Ferro said her son called her in Indiana on Saturday night and said they were planning to take the child to the hospital Sunday morning. He did not tell her the nature of his illness, she said.

According to the release, Perry and Redd contacted medical personnel Sunday morning because Bryson was moaning and making gurgling sounds. Perry said the 2-year-old vomited when she attempted to give him CPR.

Bryson died at the hospital, and both Redd and Perry were taken to Escambia County Jail, where they are being held without bond.

Molchan said another child in the home was taken into protective custody by the Department of Children and Families. He said he had been informed that DCF had done prior investigations of the family in other states, although he did not know the details.

Bowman Ferro said that Perry had been investigated in Georgia after Perry's other child falsely said that the children had been physically abused by Perry.

She said the family was working to have a family friend take custody of the child.

Bowman Ferro said Redd often was away from home working and that Perry's judgment may have been clouded by medication she was taking for ovarian cancer.

"In her mind, she thought she was doing the right thing," Bowman Ferro said.

Bowman Ferro said she believed it was important that people know all of the circumstances of the incident, even if the circumstances did not excuse what happened.

"Neglect like this should not happen to any child," she said, sobbing. "If I had known my grandson had been burned like this, I would have been there."