Two women in Ohio who reported two of their children missing this week were arrested after it was revealed that the kids allegedly ran away from home due to severe physical abuse.
Julie Barfield, 47, and Kim Brown-Barfield, 43, were taken into custody and charged with one count each of endangering children and felonious assault, court records show.
The investigation began Sunday night when the suspects noticed that two of their adopted children, ages 8 and 10, were missing from their home in the 1400 block of Pine Street in south Columbus around 11 p.m., local ABC affiliate WSYX reported. Brown-Barfield reportedly drove around the neighborhood searching for them for about two hours before calling authorities and reporting them missing…