The foster parents of an 11-year-old boy have been arrested after the child was found handcuffed to their porch with a dead chicken around his neck.
Dorian Lee Harper and Wanda Sue Larson, both 57, were arrested after police discovered the shivering youngster living in ‘shocking conditions’ with his siblings in North Carolina, in the US, on Friday.
The officer who saw him was actually responding to a different call at the time, but when he walked up to the young boy, who had been handcuffed by the ankle to the railing, forest parent Harper came out of the house and asked what he wanted.
Another child in the house also opened the door and a number of large dogs ran out, forcing the officer to retreat.
Wanda Sue Larson works in social services (Picture: Union County Sheriff’s Office) Police combed the house discovering that five children aged between eight and 14 were living with their pets in squalid conditions.
The children – four of whom are adopted while the 11-year-old is fostered – have been removed from the property, with Harper and Larson charged with intentional child abuse, inflicting serious injury, false imprisonment and cruelty to animals.
Larson, who works in social services, was also charged with willful failure to discharge her duty as a public official.
Sheriff Eddie Cathey said: ‘I can assure you that we have only just begun our investigation into what has happened, and we will pursue it to its fullest extent.’
The two have been placed in the Union County Jail with bonds of $500,000 (£310,000).
Dorian Lee Harper and Wanda Sue Larson: Boy found handcuffed with dead chicken around his neck | Metro News
A horrifying discovery, I am shocked that she is in social services first off and next the kid was in foster care, did no one check on this child to ensure he was living in fit conditions or did the fact that she was in Social Services ensure no home study was done?
Dorian Lee Harper and Wanda Sue Larson, both 57, were arrested after police discovered the shivering youngster living in ‘shocking conditions’ with his siblings in North Carolina, in the US, on Friday.
The officer who saw him was actually responding to a different call at the time, but when he walked up to the young boy, who had been handcuffed by the ankle to the railing, forest parent Harper came out of the house and asked what he wanted.
Another child in the house also opened the door and a number of large dogs ran out, forcing the officer to retreat.
The children – four of whom are adopted while the 11-year-old is fostered – have been removed from the property, with Harper and Larson charged with intentional child abuse, inflicting serious injury, false imprisonment and cruelty to animals.
Larson, who works in social services, was also charged with willful failure to discharge her duty as a public official.
Sheriff Eddie Cathey said: ‘I can assure you that we have only just begun our investigation into what has happened, and we will pursue it to its fullest extent.’
The two have been placed in the Union County Jail with bonds of $500,000 (£310,000).
Dorian Lee Harper and Wanda Sue Larson: Boy found handcuffed with dead chicken around his neck | Metro News
A horrifying discovery, I am shocked that she is in social services first off and next the kid was in foster care, did no one check on this child to ensure he was living in fit conditions or did the fact that she was in Social Services ensure no home study was done?
