California couple may have used food to control starving children
The California couple accused of beating, shackling and abusing their 13 children may have used starvation as a weapon to control them, experts say, and the malnourishment would likely cause lifelong physical and mental issues for the siblings.
Jan 19, 2018, 23:47 PM IST13 siblings, aged 2 to 29, found malnourished, shackled to beds in California home
The parents, 57-year-old David Allen Turpin and 49-year-old Louise Anna Turpin, were booked on torture and child endangerment charges with bail set at $9 million.
Jan 16, 2018, 16:01 PM IST