In a horrifying story, law enforcement authorities arrested a South Carolina couple after discovering two infant children with bite marks from field rats.
According to WSPA, a six-month-old girl remains hospitalized after deputies found the child in her cradle covered with bite marks.
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WSPA reports:
Officials said the mother called 911 after finding blood covering the infant and her bassinet. Bite marks, deputies said, were on the child’s arms, the back of her head, ears and face.
The child was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital for her injuries; her condition is unknown at this time.
After investigators interviewed the parents, they learned that the baby’s twin brother had bite marks on his feet.
The parents said the rats have been an ongoing issue in their home for the last few months, but still continued to let their children live in the home.
Deputies charged 24-year-old parents Akayla Bearden and Justin Bearden with two counts of unlawful conduct toward a child.
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