Never seen anything like this, sheriff says of 3-year-old kept in small plywood box
A 3-year-old Indiana girl was left in a locked plywood box for extended periods of time, according to police in Pulaski County.
The girl was found inside the box in the early hours of Dec. 14, according to a press release from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, which obtained a search warrant for the home after receiving information about child abuse.
Nine adults now face charges for the incident, including three adults who have been charged with felony neglect of a dependent, according to WSBT. Six adults were charged with failure to report child abuse.
The child’s father, 25-year-old Christopher Short, is one of the people charged with a felony, according to WNDU.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article122111834.html
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