In North Florida, USA, a Baker County court found Martin and girlfriend Suzette Stevenson guilty of child abuse and sentenced them to 15 years in prison.
Martin and girlfriend Suzette Stevenson were first arrested in November 2007 after the boy, then seven years old, was found wandering the streets in Osceola County with injuries consistent with severe child abuse. He was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition.
Detailed reports of the abuse say they would tie the boy by his wrists to light fixtures on the wall to force him to stand up for several hours each time. Food was withheld from the boy and he was forced to drink shampoo as punishment. They would bend his toes back until they heard his toes crack and he was kept out of school for fear teachers would see the marks and injuries on the victim’s body.
"This is one of the most horrific cases of long term abuse I’ve seen," said Sheriff Dobson.
Read the full article: http://www.northfloridanewsdaily.com/News/2008/0915/crime_and_punishment/175.html
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