An 11-year-old girl was subjected to what authorities described as torture, including being forced to place her feet in scalding water that caused blisters and permanent scarring, according to details revealed during a court hearing Thursday.
Christopher Ross and Tamara Ross appeared before a Wake County judge via video conference, facing multiple child abuse charges. The victim was identified in court as Tamara Ross’ biological daughter and Christopher Ross’ stepdaughter.
“Mrs. Ross, you’re on a first appearance for intentional inflicting serious bodily injury. It’s a class B two felony and facing maximum punishment of 393 months in prison,” the judge said during the hearing…