UT - Darren Justin Berriel, 35, and Rachelle Southwick, 32, charged with severely abusing their children - PROVO, June 2025

[Clearsky]

Provo couple arrested, accused of abusing their children

A Provo couple was arrested Wednesday and accused of hitting, stabbing and locking their children in a room.

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Darren Justin Berriel, 35, and Rachelle Southwick, 32, were each booked into the Utah County Jail for investigation of aggravated child abuse: Berriel for seven counts and Southwick for one.

 

[tlcya]

oh my word, the abuse was extreme in that household. 8 and under. And they were punched, stomped, stabbed, locked in dog crates or rooms for days on end.

May these "parents" never be allowed to get these kiddos back.

 

[nao]

Moo..I found their fb's. I think he is stepfather.

 

[LadyL]

their FB's - I'm not sure whose are whose cause they seem to share them:

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