Mom arrested after Texas boy found severely underweight, locked up, and covered in feces: It was in his ears

Content warning: This article describes extreme child abuse. Please take care while reading.

A severe case of child abuse has come to light in Baytown, Texas, leading to the arrest of a mother accused of locking up her 11-year-old son, who is nonverbal and has autism. When police intervened, they found the boy in dire condition, weighing under 50 pounds and covered in his own waste.