A couple in Monessen are facing charges, accused of leaving a young boy “emaciated and covered in bruises.”
The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office says 29-year-old Charles Smithley and 36-year-old Colleen Cassidy are charged with endangering the welfare of children, unlawful restraint and simple assault.
When a relative took custody of the victim in April, he “appeared dirty, unhygienic and hungry.”…