GEORGETOWN, Ohio (AP) - Authorities have charged the husband of a malnourished 11-year-old girl’s legal guardian.
WXIX-TV reports 61-year-old Charles Breeze is in custody at a Cincinnati hospital. Breeze was indicted Thursday in Brown County on endangering children, felonious assault and kidnapping charges.
Forty-seven-year-old Margaret Breeze was indicted on those charges last month.
Authorities learned about the girl’s mistreatment in September from a teacher administering an online test. The girl, who was homeschooled, said she was hungry and explained she was given just a small plate of rice each day.
The girl weighed just 47 pounds (21.3 kilograms), roughly 30 pounds below the average weight for a girl her age.
Authorities say she lived in deplorable conditions in a locked trailer monitored by a surveillance camera.
It’s unclear whether Charles Breeze has an attorney.
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Information from: WXIX-TV, http://www.fox19.com
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