An Indiana couple is accused of inflicting “dietary” neglect on their 10-year-old son, zip-tying him and protecting his head with a towel so he couldn’t watch TV and telling his siblings to beat him up.
Melody Rose Greenwood, 38, and Adam Jon Greenwood, 36, every face preliminary expenses for neglect of a dependent.
The abuse was uncovered when the “extraordinarily skinny” baby was taken to Indiana College Well being Ball Memorial Hospital for an examination that exposed “dietary” neglect and baby abuse, Muncie Police mentioned, in keeping with the Muncie Star Press.
The suspected abuse was reported to the police.
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Melody Rose Greenwood, 38, was preliminary charged with three counts of neglect of a dependent. (Muncie Police)
The Indiana Division of Little one Companies, which can be probing the abuse allegations, spoke to the sufferer’s seven siblings, who defined that the 10-year-old was solely fed canned meals like beans, tomatoes and soup, whereas everybody else had “regular meals akin to cheeseburgers and quick meals,” the Muncie Star Press reported.
The boy was compelled to face towards a wall for as much as 12 hours a day with a towel generally positioned over his head to forestall him from watching TV.
He mentioned his siblings had been informed to “beat him up” if he spoke or stepped away from the wall.
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Adam Jon Greenwood, 36, was preliminary charged with two counts of neglect of a dependent. (Muncie Police)
The kid additionally mentioned his mom had used zip ties to restrain him, and the boy reported being in ache as a result of zip ties being extraordinarily tight. He mentioned his mom had zip-tied his palms behind his again one evening whereas making ready for mattress and that he had been instructed to depart them on for the remainder of the evening.
An officer mentioned “scars and marks on his wrists” appeared “according to restraints.”
Two of the older siblings had been allegedly the first supply of schooling for the opposite kids, and the homeschooling was reportedly restricted to studying three chapters of a ebook per day whereas the dad and mom had been at work.
The suspects had been every launched on bond. (iStock)
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Melody Greenwood was preliminary charged with three counts of neglect of a dependent and booked into the Delaware County Jail. She was launched on a $15,000 bond. Adam Jon Greenwood was preliminary charged with two counts of neglect of a dependent and was launched on a $10,000 bond.
Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman’s workplace will decide whether or not formal expenses can be filed towards the couple.
