The mother and step-father of an autistic man found ‘close to death’ after being locked in an attic and starved of food have both been jailed six years. Lorna Hewitt, 43, and her husband Craig, 42, were caged after being found guilty
Three adults have been arrested for child abuse after three children under the age of 12 were allegedly locked in an attic for several years while they were beaten with bats, starved and even tortured with a cat. Two boys, aged 11