A Spalding County judge on Monday denied bond for a husband and wife accused of starving their 10-year-old son who was found wandering in their Griffin neighborhood last month weighing just 36 pounds.
Tyler and Krista Schindley appeared briefly for the hearing in Superior Court, which was previously postponed twice to allow them time to secure legal representation. Judge Benjamin Coker denied their bonds on the grounds that they presented a significant flight risk and could influence witnesses, primarily the emaciated 10-year-old and the four other children who lived with them.
The couple were arrested May 12 after neighbors encountered the child in the street. Weighing about half the total of a typical 10-year-old, he asked to be taken to the grocery store to get something to eat, Spalding County District Attorney Marie Broder has said. He also asked not to be sent back home. Instead, he was taken to a hospital for malnutrition and a low heart rate.
