An Indiana couple is accused of inflicting “nutritional” neglect on their 10-year-old son, zip-tying him and masking 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 costs for neglect of a dependent.
The abuse was uncovered when the “extremely skinny” youngster was taken to Indiana College Well being Ball Memorial Hospital for an examination that exposed “nutritional” neglect and youngster abuse, Muncie Police mentioned, in keeping with the Muncie Star Press.
The suspected abuse was reported to the police.
Melody Rose Greenwood, 38, was preliminary charged with three counts of neglect of a dependent. (Muncie Police)
The Indiana Division of Youngster 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 “normal meals such as cheeseburgers and fast food,” 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 typically positioned over his head to forestall him from watching TV.
He mentioned his siblings have been advised 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 because of the 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 go away them on for the remainder of the evening.
An officer mentioned “scars and marks on his wrists” appeared “consistent with restraints.”
Two of the older siblings have 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 have been at work.
The suspects have 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 costs shall be filed towards the couple.
