Sentenced: Evil Stepmother Tortures Teen In Her Custody While Parents Were Incarcerated

[Sugar Cookie]

A Killeen teenager testified Tuesday she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her stepmother, including starving her and banishing her to a barren room with her hands and feet bound with chains.

The 16-year-old told a 19th State District Court jury in Waco that her life vastly improved after Child Protective Services workers removed her from Marianna Miles’ former home in Lacy Lakeview about two years ago - two years after an initial, cursory investigation by CPS.

Miles, 46, who had custody of the girl and the girl’s four younger brothers while their mother and father were incarcerated, is on trial on two counts of injury to a child and one count of unlawful restraint.

The girl’s mother, who was 16 when she gave birth to her, was able to regain custody of her five children following a two-year state jail term after her probation was revoked for endangering a child.

The children’s father is serving a 20-year prison term for sexually abusing a young girl.

The girl told the court she was subjected to -

- Was beaten with belts and switches
- She was bound with duct tape; chain and lock.
- Was starved to an emaciated state.
- Was physically assaulted by her 4 brothers at the behest of Miles

The girl also testified she tried to kill herself with a knife, by drinking bleach and by hanging herself with a shirt in her closet. She also ran away from home several times.

During cross-examination of the girl and other witnesses, defense attorney Darren Obenoskey has tried to lay a foundation that Miles made some mistakes, but was at the end of her rope trying to keep the girl and her siblings safe. He asked witnesses if it was possible that Miles confined the girl to her room and bound her hands and legs in an attempt to keep her from running away and harming herself.

The girl testified she thought Miles, who had custody of the girl since she was about 4, was her mother until she was 11. She said Miles finally told her the truth, but spoke negatively of her mother by saying she had mental health problems and was unfit.

“She made me feel like I was saved from a woman who was incapable of caring for me,” she said. After that, she said, Miles treated her differently from her brothers, making her eat alone in her room and only let her out to do school work on the computer.

Killeen teen testifies she suffers from PTSD after years of physical and emotional abuse by stepmother

The girl told a 19th State District Court jury in Waco that her life vastly improved after Child Protective Services workers rescued her.

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[Beautiful Disaster]

Christ, poor kid(s). From one hell to another. It's like once the girl found out she wasn't her real mother, she was treated differently.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

A mother was sentenced to decades in prison for keeping her young daughter chained up in a bedroom, beating her, and forcing her to find food from trash cans at school.

Authorities first began their investigation into 46-year-old Marianna Miles after she enrolled her stepdaughter in Connally Junior High School and requested a meeting with administrators, according to a release from the McLennan County District Attorney's Office.


"Miles told the school officials that the victim had severe behavior problems, must be watched closely at all times, and should not be allowed to eat anything without Miles' express approval," the release read.

School staff immediately observed that Miles' attitude and behavior toward her stepdaughter was concerning, especially when they realized that the victim was seemingly very well-behaved, a vast difference from the child that Miles was painting her as. Administrators also noted that the victim was unkempt and always wore inadequate clothing.

"Educators also noticed that the child was thin and always hungry, even going so far as to rummage through garbage cans for food," the release read.

Miles was found guilty of causing serious mental injury to a child, causing bodily injury to a child, and unlawful restraint. She was sentenced to 70 years in prison. She may be eligible for parole after 15 years.

Mother kept young child chained up in bedroom, forced her to look through garbage for food

A mother was sentenced to decades in prison for keeping her young daughter chained up in a bedroom, beating her, and forcing her to find food from trash cans.

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[BuffettGirl]

If you get sentenced to 70 years, I don't think parole in 15 should even be a consideration...