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A Florida couple has been arrested and charged with child abuse after their 6-year old son was found unconscious with his head in the toilet, according to the Osceola Sheriff's Office.
Larry Rhodes Jr., 22, and Bianca Blaise, 25, were taken into custody on July 5, after deputies arrived at the motel room the couple was staying in and found their son, who had swollen eyes and no pulse.
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Rhodes and Blaise were each charged with six counts of child negligence, batter and abuse, according to court records.
The couple had been living in the two-bed motel with eight other people, including other children.
Florida couple arrested after son found with his head in a toilet bowl
"The kids were isolated in this hotel room" he said. "They didn't go to school and they had no friends."
Regarding the circumstances that led to the 6-year-old's death, Lopez said that interviews with the other children revealed what really happened to him.
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"The parents were angry he was drinking from the toilet, so they began beating him," he said. "Maybe he was thirsty, he was just trying to survive."
Lopez said both parents then took turns beating the 6-year-old.
He said both parents have now been charged with murder.
Lopez said the other children living in the hotel were also being abused. They were severely malnourished, with cuts and bruises.
'Savages': 6-year-old found unconscious with head in toilet dies; parents arrested
Larry Rhodes Jr., 22, and Bianca Blaise, 25, were taken into custody on July 5, after deputies arrived at the motel room the couple was staying in and found their son, who had swollen eyes and no pulse.
[snip]
Rhodes and Blaise were each charged with six counts of child negligence, batter and abuse, according to court records.
The couple had been living in the two-bed motel with eight other people, including other children.
Florida couple arrested after son found with his head in a toilet bowl
"The kids were isolated in this hotel room" he said. "They didn't go to school and they had no friends."
Regarding the circumstances that led to the 6-year-old's death, Lopez said that interviews with the other children revealed what really happened to him.
[snip]
"The parents were angry he was drinking from the toilet, so they began beating him," he said. "Maybe he was thirsty, he was just trying to survive."
Lopez said both parents then took turns beating the 6-year-old.
He said both parents have now been charged with murder.
Lopez said the other children living in the hotel were also being abused. They were severely malnourished, with cuts and bruises.
'Savages': 6-year-old found unconscious with head in toilet dies; parents arrested