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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amelia Neath

Six-month-old baby is nearly eaten alive by rats in his crib as parents arrested for neglect

Vanderburgh County Jail

Three adults were arrested after a six-month-old baby in their care was found to have been almost eaten alive by rats, leaving the infant covered in blood with his fingers chewed off.

The baby boy’s mother, father and aunt were arrested in Evansville, Indiana, for various charges related to the horrific ordeal the boy had to endure, court records show.

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