5-10-11 The undisputed facts revealed that defendant left his ten-
month child to sleep on a twin bed without railings, while a
ten-year old child also slept in the bed, near an operating
radiator; the ten-month old child was found the next morning on
the floor suffering severe burns from the hot radiator. The
trial court found defendant was merely negligent and the child
neither abused nor neglected within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 9:6-
8.21(c). The court granted leave to appeal and reversed,
concluding in its application of the statutory standard, as
interpreted in G.S. v. Dep't of Human Servs., 157 N.J. 161
(1991), that defendant was grossly negligent because "an
ordinary reasonable person" would understand the situation posed
dangerous risks and defendant acted without regard for the
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