Child's remains unearthed from shed
GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) - Police said they have just unearthed the remains of a child on the property of the same home where they found a starving child left imprisoned in a cage.
On Thursday, the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office went to a home in the 8100 block of Carrie Lane in Hayes, Virginia on an unrelated matter. While they were there, they found a starving child left imprisoned in a crib, naked, and covered in feces. One of the investigators called the crib a cage.
Once at the home, investigators discovered the girl, 5 to 6 years old, was being held in a modified crib with a piece of wood covering the crib, imprisoning the child. The child was covered in feces and was in the nude, according to a news release from the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said the girl appeared to be extremely malnourished suffering from severe starvation.
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On Thursday, the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office went to a home in the 8100 block of Carrie Lane in Hayes, Virginia on an unrelated matter. While they were there, they found a starving child left imprisoned in a crib, naked, and covered in feces. One of the investigators called the crib a cage.
Once at the home, investigators discovered the girl, 5 to 6 years old, was being held in a modified crib with a piece of wood covering the crib, imprisoning the child. The child was covered in feces and was in the nude, according to a news release from the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said the girl appeared to be extremely malnourished suffering from severe starvation.
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