Parents 'forced' 12-yr-old boy with severe disabilities to sleep in room filled with faeces and insects
The couple, Jason and Melissa Baker from Kentucky, are now both facing one count of first-degree criminal abuse.
A 12-year-old disabled boy's parents were arrested after he was allegedly forced to sleep in a house which was covered in feces and crawling with insects, according to reports. The arrest was made after a police officer discovered the house of horrors and found the child living in decrepit conditions.
The couple, Jason and Melissa Baker from Kentucky, are now both facing one count of first-degree criminal abuse. According to the Winchester Sun, WPD Patrolman Terry Cockrell had gone to the couple's house to serve a warrant from court on Melissa Baker when he saw the house.