A Kentucky family faces severe child abuse charges after two young children—a 2-year-old and an 11-month-old—were hospitalized with extensive injuries including skull fractures, rib fractures, liver damage, missing teeth, and severe anemia from blood loss. Police Chief Paul Humphrey described the case as warranting a “special place in hell” for the alleged perpetrators.
Defendants and Charges
Yvonne Shanks, 49, the grandmother, faces charges of complicity to assault-domestic violence, complicity criminal abuse of a child 12 or under, complicity wanton endangerment, and endangering the welfare of a minor; she admitted seeing injuries on the 1-year-old but failed to seek medical help. Her son, Nicholas Shanks, 27, and the children’s mother, Shelby…..