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Texas couple forced 4-year-old to drink his own urine, locked him in dog kennel, police say
An East Texas couple is accused of locking a 4-year-old boy in a dog kennel and forcing him to drink his own urine.
Matthew McMahon, 29, and Randa Askew Faust McMahon, 36, of Shelby County were arrested June 2 and charged with first-degree injury to a child, according to local reports.
It wasn't until late last week that more details of the abuse emerged after KTRE reported on the shocking particulars of the couple's arrest affidavits.
An investigation into the Shelbyville couple kicked off in late May after authorities got word of abuse allegations.
Read more: http://www.mrt.com/news/houston-texas/article/Texas-couple-forced-4-year-old-to-drink-his-own-11228723.php
