29 abuse charges for mother of boy locked in closet

THE mother of a teenage boy who said he was locked in closets over four years was charged with 29 counts of child abuse for allegedly torturing and imprisoning him.

Prosecutors say LaRhonda McCall, 37, and her friend, Steve Hamilton, 38, beat the boy repeatedly with “fists, bike chains, cables, extension cords, and/or boards”, leaving permanent scars.

Hamilton is charged with 24 counts of child abuse.