Bronx parents charged after 5-year-old found living alone in squalor- Taylor Knighton

   Both parents have been charged after their 5-year-old boy was found on Friday living in a unsanitary apartment in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx. The little boy was found alone in the apartment by a Fed-Ex delivery man and later removed from the flithy apartment by local authorities. The young boy told police that his parents hadn't been home since Thursday night, according to ABC affiliate WABC in New York. He is the youngest out of the four children, he was the only one found in the apartment when authorities arrived. The mother of the young boy told authorities that she let the 5-year-old stay home alone because he was not feeling well, and that her other children were at school. She believed that the boy was old enough to take care of himself. The apartment was infested with roaches, rats, maggots and deceased rodents and authorities reported that the walls and floors  were covered with human fecal matter, blood and other DNA material, authorities said. The children's parents were arrested and arraigned on Saturday evening on charges of child endangerment. All of these four children have been placed into the custody of the New York City Administration for Children's Services. The Lewis’ bail has been set at $15,000 and they are expected to appear in court next month.


This is truly awful. What parent could do this to their child? I hope the children recover from this whole experience.




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