Sickening images have been released of a five-year-old boy left to starve in a locked downstairs closet by his parents.
Tammi Bleimeyer, 33, and husband Bradley, 24, have been charged with endangering a child after the boy was found severely malnourished at a home in Spring, Harris County, Texas.
"He was severely under nourished, bone sticking out, bumps, bruises. His skin was coming off on his back. It's an horrific, horrific situation," he said.
When officials entered the house they found a small room under the stairs with a lock and mattress inside. The step-mother and boy had fled the home before police had arrived, according to click2houston.
Police finally traced the woman and child to a motel in Humble and the boy was later taken to hospital for treatment. He was found to have a large cut on his back, bumps and bruises and was malnourished.
Officials say the children were staying with family, but Children's Protective Services, (CPS) are expected to be granted custody.
Meanwhile, the five-year-old remains at Texas Children's Hospital until the CPS is granted emergency custody. (full story)
I wonder what will be the "healing procedure" in the hospital. Will they just give him food?
Anyway there are probably many more cases like this and nobody knows about them
Therapy and tons of IV fluids, most likely. He won't be able to eat real food for a while. That will put his body in shock since he's been neglected for such a long time.
Are they giving their other kids back to them or to the other family members?
Neither. It's saying that the other children in that household were moved to live with other relatives after they were discovered but the CPS has since gained custody of all of them.
Therapy and tons of IV fluids, most likely. He won't be able to eat real food for a while. That will put his body in shock since he's been neglected for such a long time.
Poor poor boy Hopefully he will be given to good family and will forget about this one day.
