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An upstate New York mother is facing child endangerment charges after police said they found her 2-year-old son in a cage at their home while covered in feces and suffering from multiple broken bones.
As per the US Today, New York State Police arrested the 24-year-old woman after her son was found living in deplorable conditions with fractured ribs and bruising on his body, New York State Police said in a news release.
Police reported that they learned about the toddler’s condition while visiting the family’s Buffalo home on February 4 to serve a felony arrest warrant for the woman in connection to a separate crime. The release did not elaborate on the alleged crime.
While at the home, investigators found the 2-year-old in a bedroom inside “a makeshift cage,” a play pen that was covered by a piece of a crib that was tied to the top, “not allowing the child to stand or exit the play pen,” states the release.
“The cage and 2-year-old were covered in human fecal matter. There was fecal matter on the walls,” investigators wrote in the release. “The child and bedding were soaked in urine and fecal matter.”