Trigger warning: This article contains distressing details about child abuse.
A shocking case of child abuse has emerged in Pennsylvania, where the parents of a young girl allegedly subjected her to horrific cruelty, including confinement in a dog crate and maltreatment with a BB gun.
Pennsylvania child shot with BB gun, locked in dog crate with dog feces
The Pennsylvania State Police took Jacob William Weight, 37, and Mimi Ann Frost, 33, into custody on Feb. 6. This was after the authorities received reports of an unresponsive child on Jan. 7. The pair have been accused of abusing their 6-year-old daughter, with conditions at the residence found to be shocking and unfit for a child.
The police reportedly discovered the house littered with dog feces, garbage, and urine. Additionally, the victim’s siblings reported instances of abuse. They stated that the parents kept the little girl captive in a dog crate, bound with zip ties, and had repeatedly assaulted her with a broom. Upon her rescue, authorities found her malnourished, with multiple abrasions and open sores — per PEOPLE .