While investigating a tip that a middle schooler had been hit with a hammer, a Department of Child Services caseworker found three children living in filth, suffering from hunger and poor hygiene. And, yes the boy had been hit by his 32-year-old mother — three times — with a hammer.
As if being sent to your room isn't punishment enough, especially if your room contains a sheetless bed you share with your brother and no electricity. Not in this Fort Wayne house. No, here if you dare eat your mom's food, she will beat you with a hammer. The boy originally told investigators that he had been jumped at the park, but later admitted it was his mother who had hit him between the eyes, on the leg and on the arm.
Though there was income coming into the home via social security, there was no electricity or food in the home to help feed this boy and his two siblings. Yet, in one room empty beer cans and liquor bottles were strewn about. Glad someone is getting some nutrition.
Thanks to a tip from Stop Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN), the boy was treated and the mom is being charged with three counts of felony neglect, which seems a little mild considering the circumstances. Hammers are hard. Really hard. She could have killed her son.
It is good that they got out of the home before this turned into something worse. Hopefully, they remain safe.
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I said, "Don't eat my food!"
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