Police were investigating a child abuse complaint in a Maryland home when they stumbled upon the frozen remains of two girls. Their adoptive mother claims that the girls have been the freezer for at least 7 months. They were 9 and 11 years old.
Police came to the house following up on a case regarding a 7-year-old runaway. She had been found roaming the neighborhood in a blood-and-feces-soaked shirt. She had several injuries
and was very hungry.
The mother is currently being charged with first-degree child abuse in the case of the 7-year-old-girl. Pending an autopsy of the two frozen girls, she may face homicide charges as well.
A neighbor found the young girl on the street. When he asked if she was OK, she told him that her mother “beats me to death all the time.” The girl had escaped from her house by jumping out of a second floor window. Her mother had recently beaten her with a shoe. She had sores and lesions on her buttocks and thighs, bruises on her hands and lips, and strangulation marks around her neck, most likely caused some type of rope.
If you know someone who has been a victim of child abuse in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area, please contact the experienced attorneys at Stipe & Belote, LLP today.
