In brutal child abuse, boy found with chunks of scalp missing and fingernails lodged in cheek; five arrested
Five people have been charged with felony child neglect in Kosciusko County after a boy was found with signs of severe abuse throughout his body
Five people have been arrested in connection with the prolonged abuse of a severely malnourished three-year-old boy, investigative officers in Indiana confirmed. Authorities found the boy in March with broken bones, a cut septum, facial bruising, and parts of his scalp missing.
Nappanee police detective Nik Havert reportedly said that 41-year-old Jammy Stacy is allegedly responsible for the child's injuries. According to him, Stacy was a friend of the boy's 24-year-old mother, Rune Springer, as well as his legal guardian. Springer told Stacy she could no longer afford to care of the boy before signing the guardianship of the child to her. The handover took place a year before the abuse was detected, Havert said.