Child forced to kneel on tacks, drink hot sauce until he vomited
NAUGATUCK, CT (WFSB) – Two people were arrested in connection with a case of child abuse where the victim was forced to kneel on tacks and drink hot sauce until he vomited.
Kevin Grant, 31, and 29-year-old Kaitlyn Elizabeth Baptiste were arrested on Oct. 16.
According to Naugatuck, Connecticut police, they responded to a home on Oct. 1 for a report of the abuse.
They said they learned that Grant, the victim’s stepfather, forced the child to sleep locked in a closet for several months and punished him with the tacks and hot sauce.
Grant was charged with risk of injury to a child, second-degree assault, intentional cruelty to persons, disorderly conduct and second-degree reckless endangerment.
Baptiste was charged with risk of injury to a child, conspiracy to commit intentional cruelty to persons, conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct and second-degree reckless endangerment.
Both suspects faced a judge on Oct. 19.
Photo Credit: Naugatuck police