Couple Charged: Disabled Son, 7, Weighed Only 15 Pounds

[babylonsister]

http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=77004&provider=top

Couple Charged: Son, 7, Weighed Only 15 Pounds


CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Police have charged a South Carolina couple with neglect after their disabled 7-year-old son was admitted to the hospital weighing just 15 pounds.

The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Thursday that 31-year-old Yolanda Yvette Pugh was arrested on Tuesday and charged with neglecting her son, who has cerebral palsy and other health issues.

Police say the boy was taken to a hospital May 15 because his feeding tube had fallen out and he was malnourished. The boy was taken into a foster home and has since gained 7 pounds.

Pugh is being held at a Moncks Corner jail on $100,000 bond, and authorities are still searching for 34-year-old Benny Lee Penninger. It was not clear if either Pugh or Penninger had an attorney.

[Turbineguy]

1. They can't find Penninger?

Have they checked out some of these cranks disrupting Health care Town halls?

[nini]

2. this is why I border on forced sterilization for assholes like that

protect any future offspring from their neglect.

:grr:

[KittyWampus]

3. Awwww. Baby.

I hope he can realize that something is wrong with THEM and not him. And also, not everyone is like that.