Man who put baby in microwave to plead insanity

An attorney for a man accused of injuring his 2-month-old daughter by putting her in a microwave oven has filed his intent to use an insanity defence.

Joshua Mauldin, 20, of Warren, Ark., is accused putting his daughter in a hotel room microwave oven in May, critically injuring the child. Investigators have testified that he also placed the girl in a refrigerator and in a hotel room safe.



The May 10 incident happened as Mauldin, his wife and daughter were moving to Galveston, where Mauldin planned to be a preacher.

Investigators found human tissue in the microwave that matched the burns on the left side of the girl's face and her left hand. Police have said the infant was in the oven 10 to 20 seconds.

The girl is in the custody of relatives, recovering from her injuries. Mauldin and his wife, Eva Mauldin, are prohibited from contacting them.