Police officials said the 37-year-old dad, Jacob, and his 33-year-old wife, Mimy, were taken into custody and later charged with multiple charges, including: aggravated assault, corruption of minors, strangulation, endangering the welfare of children and simple assault after they reportedly beat and starved their 6-year-old daughter. According to the prosecutors, what made matters even more slckening is that they kept the child in a dog cage at night and reportedly allowed at least a few of the other children, who range in age from 5 to 17, participated in the abuse.
Police began their investigation last month after the girl’s parents (SEE PHOTO) called the authorities and reportedly that the child went limp and suffered an apparent seizure when another child tried to bathe her. The responding officers said the parents’ home was in terrible condition. Per reports, the parents’ relative, who also lived in the house, told investigators that the 5-year-old child was locked in a dog cage every night.
The 5-year-old child, who was not identified due to her age, was also forced to eat dog food. First responders noticed that the girl reportedly had bruises, sores, swoIIen feet, roten teeth and was severely malnourished. Hospital staff told investigators that the unfortunate child ‘will likely to die of abuse and neglect if she returns to her home.’
The parents’ relative also told authorities that the girl’s parents zip-tied the child’s feet and hands and locked her in the cage. The child’s fces and urlne were never cleaned from the floor. The victim’s sibling told investigators that their parents wanted the 6-year-old child to eat her own waste. During an interview with investigators, the girl’s dad claims he is innocent. He reportedly told investigators that he never locked his child in the cage. All of the children were removed from the home, court records say.
