Kimberly Stroud is scheduled to appear in court next week on charges of child neglect after allegedly abandoning her 14-year-old stepson at a hospital.
Stroud and her boyfriend, Rick Howell, claim they were left with no options due to their stepson’s severe mental health issues, including antisocial personality disorder and possible bipolar disorder, as well as diabetes.
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