A Pennsylvania mom was arrested on youngster endangerment-related costs after she allegedly handcuffed her 11-year-old son to an oil tank in a basement whereas she was at work, prosecutors mentioned.
Chazzity Candelario, 33, advised police she would usually restrain her son for as much as two hours or lock him in a small utility closet inside their Lebanon dwelling, based on court docket paperwork obtained by native retailers.
The deranged mother claimed she had a troublesome time controlling her kids whereas she was working.
“There’s a difference between respect for authority and disciplining your child and abuse. This is abuse,” Lebanon County District Legal professional Pier Hess Graf advised Fox43.
“Leaving a kid from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. chained, handcuffed, it’s absolutely horrifying. I can’t imagine being that little boy and thinking this one person on earth, who is supposed to love me and care for me and protect me, this is what she thinks is appropriate to do to me.”
The Lebanon County Regional Police Division responded to the East Kercher Avenue dwelling round 9:55 p.m. on Jan. 11 after receiving a report {that a} youngster was restrained to a mattress, police mentioned.
Police discovered the younger boy handcuffed to the highest railing of a bunk mattress inside the house. The sufferer advised officers that his mom had shackled him to a publish within the basement the place he managed to get free earlier than by chance cuffing himself to the mattress, based on the grievance, WGAL reported.
The kid additionally revealed that his mom would usually handcuff his leg to the gasoline tank within the basement for hours.
She was arrested on Monday and charged with endangering the welfare of a kid, false imprisonment and illegal restraint, based on prosecutors.
Candelario is being held at Lebanon County Jail on $100,000 bail.
She is scheduled to seem in court docket on Jan. 23.
