A 14-year-old girl with special educational needs was found in medical distress outside a Dollar General store in southern Alabama earlier this month after living alone for almost a year, according to local law enforcement. The discovery led to a child abuse investigation and the arrest of her mother and stepfather.
Deputies were called after store employees reported seeing the teenager stumbling along a road near the shop in Mobile County. Officers said she appeared disoriented and unwell and was taken to hospital for treatment.
