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SHOCKING ABUSE

Boy, 15, found chained to front porch with a dead CHICKEN tied around his neck sues his cruel foster parents who repeatedly tortured him

The young boy claimed he had been systemically abused and is suing the county for placing him in the couple's care

A BOY is suing his foster parents after enduring horrific abuse at their hands - including being handcuffed to a front porch with a dead chicken around his neck.

The young boy was made to sleep on the floor with dirty blankets while claiming to have been burned by electrical wires and being scarred by wires.

 The young boy spoke out about the abuse, saying he wanted people to understand what he went through
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The young boy spoke out about the abuse, saying he wanted people to understand what he went throughCredit: WBTV

The boy, who was 11 when he was taken from the squalid home in North Carolina, is now suing the couple - Wanda Sue Larson and her boyfriend Dorian Harper - as well as Union County officials.

The unnamed boy had spent eight years with the couple after being placed with them in 2005.

He was just one of a number of children kept at the house, with all of the children abused.

 Dorian Harper, 60, remains behind bars after being found guilty of horrific abuse of foster children in North Carolina
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Dorian Harper, 60, remains behind bars after being found guilty of horrific abuse of foster children in North Carolina
 Wanda Sue Larson was jailed for a number of months after being found guilty of abuse
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Wanda Sue Larson was jailed for a number of months after being found guilty of abuse

The children had lived in the North Carolina home, with a number of rooms covered in faeces.

The young boy at the centre of the lawsuit said he had been made to wear the dead chicken, on a string around his neck, after being blamed for the bird's death.

Wanda Sue Larson was jailed in 2015 after admitting to four counts of child abuse but was released for time served.

Her live-in boyfriend Harper was jailed for more than 10 years on charges of intentional child abuse, inflicting serious injury and assault with a deadly weapon.

The boy, who is now 15, submitted documents relating to the lawsuit through a court-appointed guardian on November 14.

It is not clear what damages the young boy is seeking in the lawsuit.

He has reportedly claimed that Wanda Sue Larson had used "connections" with local officials to manipulate his custody.

He is also suing the county for placing him in their care.

 The boy was scarred from his time with the couple
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The boy was scarred from his time with the coupleCredit: WBTV
 The boy, now 15-years-old, spoke out anonymously and said he wanted the couple to remain behind bars for a long time
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The boy, now 15-years-old, spoke out anonymously and said he wanted the couple to remain behind bars for a long timeCredit: WBTV

In a TV interview with last year, the young boy said he still had nightmares about being put back into custody with the couple.

Speaking out anonymously in the interview, he said: "She (Larson) deserves to be in jail for a long, long time."

County officials have declined to comment on the lawsuit, .