‘It was torture. There was no justification for it,’
An evaluation at hospital revealed the 11 year old boy having bruises all over his body along with being severely underweight and in pain, said
Orlando Police Detective Erin Lawler, who is leading the investigation.
The child told police that the couple denied him food on a regular basis and would sometimes punish him for failing to complete physical exercises. He described being handcuffed and tied to a large dolly, being hung upside down and struck with a wooden broom, according to police.
‘It was torture. There was no justification for it,’ Lawler said.