Boy, 11, ‘made to eat his own vomit’ while in care

AN 11-year-old boy was subjected to a catalogue of abuse, including regular beatings, sex abuse, having to eat his own vomit and having his toys smashed, a court heard yesterday.

The boy, now 13, was allegedly tied up, gagged and whipped while in the care of Sandra Rainford, Leicester Crown Court heard.

Rainford, 52, formerly of Delaware Road, Evington, Leicester, denies two counts of cruelty to the boy in late 2008 – one of willful ill-treatment and one of willful assault.