A mother and her husband in Kentucky have been found guilty of giving her child “whoopings” with extension cords and belts, authorities announced.
Patricia Stokes, 33, and Antonio Collier, 32, were both found guilty of criminal abuse in the first degree, the Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office told Law&Crime. Stokes was also found guilty of fourth-degree assault, while Collier was convicted of second-degree assault.
The case stretches back to December 2024, when a 9-year-old boy’s aunt noticed scarring on his body, Cincinnati Fox affiliate WXIX reported. She took him to the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center, where he said his mother and stepfather had been abusing him for more than a year…