A Child Called It...
A harrowing, yet inspiring true story of a young boy's abusive childhood, from internationally bestselling author Dave Pelzer.
Dave Pelzer was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother, a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games - games that left one of her three sons nearly dead. She no longer considered Dave a son, but a slave; no longer a boy, but an 'it'.
His bed was an old army cot in the basement, his clothes were torn and smelly, and when he was allowed the luxury of food it was scraps from the dog's bowl. The outside world knew nothing of the nightmare played out behind closed doors. But throughout Dave kept alive dreams of finding a family to love him. This book covers the early years of his life and is an affecting and inspirational book of the horrors of child abuse and the steadfast determination of one child to survive.
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The one you posted from the Daily Mail. Awful, heartbreaking story, for stealing food.
Two parents and one grandparent in Arizona have been charged with child abuse and homicide after a 6-year-old boy in their care was found dead in their home.
The 6-year-old and his 7-year-old brother had allegedly been kept locked in a closet for about a month by their parents Anthony Jose Archibeque-Martinez, 23 and Elizabeth Archibeque-Martinez, 26, and grandmother Ann Marie Martinez, 50, according to a police statement obtained by NBC News.
The Flagstaff Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The three adults are currently being held at the Coconino County Jail, and are charged with one count each of first-degree felony homicide and two counts each of child abuse, the police statement said, according to NBC News’ report. It was not immediately clear if they have a lawyer.
The parents and grandmother reportedly admitted to police that the boys had been “kept in the closet because they were stealing food, by sneaking out at night when the parents slept.”
Mum and Dad.
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