WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC4) — The father and stepmother of a 5-year-old are facing child torture charges after the child was hospitalized for showing signs of starvation.
The child’s father, 32, and stepmother, 44, have been arrested for child torture. They have not been formally charged. ABC4 is not publicly naming them to protect the identity of the 5-year-old.
According to the arrest statement, a 5-year-old child was brought to the hospital due to an inability to gain weight. Doctors found that the child’s heart rate was extremely low, and the child was admitted to the hospital…