A pair in Indiana has been hit with felony neglect fees after they allegedly locked up their 8-month-old daughter after they slept.
Benjamin Joseph Tackett and Kayla Therese Thompson had been taken into custody on felony neglect fees, which incorporates neglect of a dependent leading to severe bodily damage.
Detectives with the Jennings County Sheriff Workplace found amid the investigation that the couple’s toddler daughter was “affected by extreme malnourishment, hygiene associated neglect, extreme dermatitis and developmental delays,” in line with a sheriff’s press launch.
Moreover, the press launch mentioned the younger little one “weighed roughly 9 lbs.”
Detectives spoke to a number of docs and the Division of Youngster Companies caseworkers, in addition to performed a number of interviews with the opposite kids who lived within the dwelling. Authorities then ultimately questioned Tackett, 25, and Thompson, 25, about their alleged neglect.
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The sheriff’s workplace additionally claimed that each Tackett and Thompson admitted to “knowingly” neglecting their daughter.
“Benjamin and Kayla suggested detectives throughout interviews that they had been drained after work, and at occasions locked the kid in a separate bed room for roughly 10 hours at a time so they might sleep,” the discharge said.
The investigation into Tackett and Thpmpson was first launched when the Indiana Division of Youngster Service reached out to the sheriff’s workplace about considerations with the couple.
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The pair had been taken into custody on November 5, whereas different kids that resided within the North Vernon dwelling had been eliminated by the Division of Youngster Companies and had been positioned with “acceptable caregivers.” Nevertheless, it’s not at present clear what number of different kids had been residing within the dwelling and if additionally they skilled neglect from the couple.
A listening to into the case is scheduled to happen on November 13.
Neither Tackett nor Thompson have beforehand been charged with a criminal offense in Indiana earlier than the latest arrest, in line with courtroom data seen by LawandCrime.com.
