10 year-old girl with autism found locked in cage at Tennessee home

‘A couple in northeastern Tennessee has been charged with child abuse after police found a 10-year-old girl with autism inside a cage in their home.
Washington County officers discovered the young girl during a welfare check they conducted at a Jonesborough residence Monday, after receiving complaints.
According to Sheriff Ed Graybeal, during their inspection deputies discovered the girl in a bedroom, on a mattress, locked in a wooden cage that “smelled of urine and feces”.
The homeowners Mickey Sparks, 69, and Patricia Laws, 43, were both arrested for Aggravated Child Abuse and Neglect.’
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