Young Boy Abused by His Stepbrother

According to the news released by the People, an arrest warrant was released for a 20-year-old boy named Ethan Washburn for allegedly choking his 10-year-old brother. According to the reports, Ethan often punches his younger brother on the head, body, and on the face. Ethan was arrested and charged with two counts of felony and aggravated assault. He is now under the custody of Spalding County Jail and is held with no bond.

Krista and Tyler Schindler parents of Ethan and the young 10-year-old boy who was having autism were also arrested and charged last month with attempted murder and first-degree cruelty to children causing “cruel and excessive mental and physical pain”.

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Parents of Child Abuse of the Young Boy Reported

In addition to the report, the parents of the young boy intentionally give his food late and for an extended time. The arrest warrant for the parents stated that the couple locked the young boy in his bedroom alone for a long period often with no access to food, water, light, clothing, toilet paper, and other personal needs, his room has even no windows and is restricted to adult interactions.

According to National Center for Health Statistics, the boy weighed only half of the normal scale of a 10-year-old boy. The family’s neighbor found the boy walking alone barefoot asking for food. Begging that he doesn’t want to come back to their home.

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