Parents Chained Child To Porch With Dead Chicken Around His Neck (VIDEO)

UNION COUNTY, N.C. – Wanda Larson and Dorian Harper are accused of abusing their children when police discovered an 11-year-old child chained to a porch with a dead chicken tied around his neck. Union County Sheriff Animal Services were at the house on Austin Road for an unrelated violation when they made the horrific discovery. The boy is the only foster child among five, not adopted. [contextly_sidebar id=”ab59dfced92231e460e06a623da1e6f3″]

One of the siblings who grew up under Larson and Harper spoke to the local news about why the parents would punish the child in such a way. The unidentified witness believes the child was troublemaker and probably deserved his punishment. He said, “more than likely, the chicken around the neck, was to shame the child. There has to be something going on, between that child and that chicken. He either, one, didn’t feed it and it died, or two, either he was out there harassing the chicken. He may have killed the chicken. This child has been known to be cruel to animals,” he said.

The unidentified sibling apparently lived under their roof up until two years ago, when he turned 18. “I grew up in a caring and loving home,” he said. The “punishment,” he received at the home he thought was fair and “fit the crime.”

The parents are being accused of underfeeding their children, but the witness claims that isn’t true. Speaking to WCNC he said, “He is the type of child when everybody goes to bed at night, he gets up, sneaks downstairs and steals food.” The NBC affiliate then asked if that was a sign they were undernourished to which the witness responded, “he would sneak out into the garage take raw meat out of the freezer, let it thaw overnight and next day go out there and eat it raw. He has severe psychological issues.”

Relatives of the family say they have tried for years to have authorities investigate allegations of abuse and will submit evidence of this to police.

H/T: Carmelina Martina

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