A shocking case of child neglect rocks the US. A couple in Evansville, Indiana, left a six-month-old baby unattended in a neglected home for so long that rats nearly ate him alive, leaving the child permanently disfigured. The management and lawyers speak of unprecedented cruelty.
The child’s father, David S., contacted 911 after finding the six-month-old baby covered in blood in his crib.
More than 50 rat bites
When rescuers arrived by helicopter, they discovered that rats had already gnawed off several of the boy’s fingers to the bone. Moreover, the baby had lost so much blood that urgent care was required. The child could ultimately only be saved with a blood transfusion, but is severely disfigured for life.
Doctors counted more than fifty rat bites on the boy’s body, and several fingers had to be amputated.
Several fingers amputated
David S. (32), sentenced to 16 years in prison, and his mother, Angel S. (29), have already pleaded guilty. The house in which the couple lived with a total of five small children was so dirty that rats could be found throughout the house.
“That was our baby”
David S. told 14News in an interview: “We loved him, we cared for him. We have a lot of videos of us playing with him and him being happy. He giggled and loves to be tickled and laugh. That was our baby.”
Prosecutor Diana Moers said: “This case is horrific and we will have to live with the images of this baby forever.” Evansville police described the couple’s home as an “absolute house of horrors.” A neglected dog was also found among the dirt and manure.
Children placed with foster families
The case also sheds a shocking light on the failure of the authorities: four days before the incident, a social worker visited the family and noticed bite marks on the feet of three children, but took no further action. All children now live in foster homes.
None of the neighbors, including Delaina T. – an aunt of the children – who lived with the Raven parents for a long time, claim to have heard the child’s screams.
Source: Krone
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