A Florida mother was arrested after police found her 5-year-old son severely neglected and underweight.
Naomie Hall, a 24-year-old Volusia County mother, was arrested after police responded to a call about possible child neglect. Authorities said that the 5-year-old boy was found dehydrated with thin with dry skin, and was eating small pieces of old cereal on the living room floor when he was discovered.
Hall told investigators that she hadn’t given her son medications that were prescribed and that she went several days before attempting to feed him. The boy was unable to stand, walk or speak, WKMG reported, so the mother knew he was hungry when he began chewing on his hands. Read the full article here ▶
