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Exclusive: Girl Locked Up for Months, Barely Fed
Family arrested in 14yo's appalling child abuse
Updated: Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010, 6:32 AM MST
Published : Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010, 4:58 PM MST
While she was in "lock-up," the girl says her father gave her a few cans of food, crackers and bread every one or two days -- but it wasn't ever enough to satisfy her hunger.
The girl told police that while she was in lock up, she was forced to exercise until exhaustion, beaten with belts and metal rods, and pulled up by her hair if she stopped exercising.
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When officers opened the door, police say Bass was visibly surprised to see it empty. Inside the room was a 5-gallon bucket with about 4 inches of urine, a blanket on the tile floor, and empty cans of food, documents allege.
During questioning at the scene, Bass admitted to locking his daughter in the bathroom as discipline for stealing food and cheating in home school.
Further investigation found that the 14-year-old girl had been forced to live and sleep outside on the patio during the summer, locked in a closet for a week with no light, and locked in a bathroom for a week.
Police say that Andrea Bass acknowledged these facts, also saying, she no longer wanted to have anything to do with [the victim].
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/crime/exclusive-child-abuse-2-9-2010
Family arrested in 14yo's appalling child abuse
Updated: Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010, 6:32 AM MST
Published : Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010, 4:58 PM MST
While she was in "lock-up," the girl says her father gave her a few cans of food, crackers and bread every one or two days -- but it wasn't ever enough to satisfy her hunger.
The girl told police that while she was in lock up, she was forced to exercise until exhaustion, beaten with belts and metal rods, and pulled up by her hair if she stopped exercising.
snip
When officers opened the door, police say Bass was visibly surprised to see it empty. Inside the room was a 5-gallon bucket with about 4 inches of urine, a blanket on the tile floor, and empty cans of food, documents allege.
During questioning at the scene, Bass admitted to locking his daughter in the bathroom as discipline for stealing food and cheating in home school.
Further investigation found that the 14-year-old girl had been forced to live and sleep outside on the patio during the summer, locked in a closet for a week with no light, and locked in a bathroom for a week.
Police say that Andrea Bass acknowledged these facts, also saying, she no longer wanted to have anything to do with [the victim].
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/crime/exclusive-child-abuse-2-9-2010