MO Parents Arrested For Horrific Child Abuse, Mother Blamed Children & Showed No Remorse

[Sugar Cookie]

Police say the kids were so hungry that they were "forced to break locks on cabinets to eat" and were subjected to physical discipline for "vomiting from severe hunger" and other things.

The mom, Amberly Britton, allegedly "blamed" her three children and "showed no remorse" for the abuse and neglect they reported experiencing when questioned by cops about it, according to probable cause statements filed by the St. Charles County Police Department. The dad, Mark Myers, also allegedly "blamed the children" and claimed that they "lie" about how they are treated when speaking with investigators.

"Children's Division initiated an investigation after one of the victim children arrived at school with a significant laceration that required medical care," the probable cause statements say. "Children's Division requested law enforcement assistance due to concerns about the child's welfare and the conditions of the home."

State investigators and law enforcement went to the family's residence and observed hazardous and unsanitary living conditions, including "extreme clutter throughout the home, strong odors of urine, no bedding on mattresses, and a large amount of dirty dishes and debris covering surfaces," according to the police statements.

The kitchen cabinets and refrigerator were allegedly secured with locks that prevented the children from accessing food. Britton and Myers claimed the locks were necessary to "control" what the children ate.

Two of the couple's three children spoke to investigators about the alleged abuse and described being "regularly locked" inside their bedroom, sometimes overnight. One of them, who is 13, reported experiencing pain and "vomiting from severe hunger, and then being punished after she vomited," according to cops.

"The children further reported that they were required to care for themselves and each other, including waking themselves, preparing food, and getting ready for school due to the adults sleeping for extended periods and failing to provide supervision," the probable cause statements allege. "They described being subjected to physical discipline, including being struck with belts, paddles, and other objects, as well as being grabbed or dragged by the neck."

The children stated that their bruises and injuries were "concealed" and they were instructed to not tell anyone about what occurred inside the home, according to police. They reported that they "feared additional punishment" if they spoke about the conditions, attempted to leave their bedroom, or tried to obtain food.

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Parents locked kids up and starved them, doled out beatings for vomiting and eating: Cops

Police say the children were so hungry that they were "forced to break locks on cabinets to eat" and were subjected to physical discipline for "vomiting from severe hunger" and other things.

lawandcrime.com

 

[thuumpr]

Mom definitely has that, "Yeah. So wtf are you gonna do about it?" appearance.
Zero remorse.

 

[cubby]

His expression says that he's gonna beat that little ass when he gets home for ratting them out.

I hope those kids don't have to go back to that, fuck reunification.

 

[Busy Bee]

They both look well fed!! Why do these people have children? If they were getting government food assistance for the children they should be charged with misappropriation!! Sure hope the children don’t have to go back to them! Thankyou to the person at their school who called child welfare authorities , they may have saved their lives!

 

[Freyja]

Why is it in many of these child starvation cases that the supposed caretakers never look like they have missed a single meal? Many of the perps look like they are one deep dish pizza away from a heart attack.