Dad charged after severely malnourished boy, 12, who weighed just TWO STONE locked in a filthy bathroom for a year by his mother
Father of abused youngster charged a month after child was found 'resembling WW2 concentration camp victim'
THE father of a severely malnourished boy of 12 who weighed just over TWO STONE has been charged by cops after his evil mother kept him locked-up in a faeces-covered bathroom for more than a year.
Last month Brandy Kay Jaynes, 36, was arrested on a child abuse charge after her son was found "resembling a World War II concentration camp victim".
The abuse was discovered after the father, who has not been named, brought the starved child to hospital last month in Utah, US.
Now he has also been charged as cops say he recklessly endangered his son by failing to act before the child's weight dropped to just 30 lbs and delayed getting him medical care.
Jaynes is accused of keeping her son captive in a filthy bathroom in their home in the city of Toquerville.
When he was discovered he was unable to stand up on his own and investigators believe he was likely kept in darkness.
The boy's two brothers told cops he had been in there at least a year and they had not even spoken to him through the door in the last six months.
A video camera was found in the room that was capable of WiFi monitoring.
Washington County Lt David Crouse said: "The child looked like he was the victim of a concentration camp from World War II."
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The Lieutenant also explained how a baby monitor had been set up so that people outside the room could speak to the boy and tell him what to do.
He is now expected to be in hospital recovering for several weeks.
Officers searched the home and found three-square-feet of duct tape mounted on the light switch so it could not be turned on.
The boy was rushed to the Dixie Regional Medical Centre by his father after found him locked up and covered by a blanket on Friday night,
He weighed just 30lbs which is considered to be the average weight for a two-year-old.
A police statement described the bathroom as being covered in faeces and that the toilet bowl was "full to the point that you could not see any water".
Cops also found latches on the door so it could be locked from the outside.
Lieutenant Crouse added: "It would be my definition of a torture room.
"There was a faecal matter and urine of the floor, there was open cans of food, like cans of beans with a spoon in it. There was also a video camera capable of WiFi monitoring."
Jaynes is facing a second-degree felony charge of aggravated and intentional child abuse.
Her lawyer, Edward Flint, said she had a "total mental breakdown" that left her overwhelmed and unable to care for the boy, who has special needs.
The child's father is charged with a third-degree felony count.
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