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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Parents ignore crying infant chewed by rats

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

3.97.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2017

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

A teenaged couple faces felony charges for failing to protect their two-week-old daughter from rats in their Arkansas home. The infant suffered up to 100 rodent bites on her face, body and arms while the young parents slept near the crib, according to police. The baby survived, but the wounds required reconstructive surgery. Nancy Grace and Alan Duke discuss this disturbing case in this episode.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Now tragic incident for Southwest Arkansas infant just 15 days old.

0:09.6

Consul judge ordering a teen couple to have no contact with their children.

0:13.3

After police say their infant was severely bitten by rats in their home.

0:18.2

Her parents are in jail after the child was severely bitten up to 100 times by rats.

0:23.9

An emergency room nurse told investigators that the 15 day old baby had suffered bite

0:28.8

wounds on her arms, face, fingers and hands.

0:32.8

This is crime stories with Nancy Grace.

0:35.8

19 year old Erica Stryrock in an 18 year old charled Elliott of Magnolia facing charges

0:41.4

of permitting abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.

0:44.4

Investigators say both parents admitted they knew rats were in the house and did nothing

0:48.5

to get rid of them.

0:49.5

The injury is so bad she needs reconstructive surgery on her face.

0:53.7

But this case is about as some people in this world don't need to be parents.

0:58.7

Parents arrested after their 15 day old baby is found covered in 100 rat bites.

1:10.2

Repeat.

1:11.7

Parents arrested after their 15 day old baby girl is found covered in 100 100 rat bites.

1:23.7

I'm Nancy Grace.

1:25.2

This is crime stories.

1:27.0

Thank you for being with us.

1:28.0

This is so painful to even discuss.

1:31.4

But that's the thing about justice.

1:33.6

You can't turn away from it.

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