Shocking Child Neglect Case:โ Police Report Woman Starved Child for Five Days
Columbia, โMO -โข A Missouri womanโค is facing felony chargesโ following allegations of severe physical abuse and starvation of a juvenile, according to the Boone County sheriff’s Department. โBreashia Jwantae Grant was arrested last Friday after neighbors reported witnessing a childโค attempting to hide from passing vehicles in the 5600 block ofโ North Rockyโ Fork Drive.
respondingโ officers discovered theโ child, who reported โfleeing ongoing physical abuse. โคThe child’s โname and age have been withheld to protect their identity.
Courtโข documents detailโข accusations thatโ Grant repeatedly struck โthe childโ with a phone charging cord,inflicting visible injuries.โข Deputies observed “fresh redโฃ swelling”โ onโค the child’s left arm, covered โขinโฃ “thin” marks described as either swirling or straight lines, alongside scarsโฃ and scabs indicating repeated abuse. The child explained โขlifting their left โขarm โto block Grant during attacks, accounting for the disproportionate scarring on that limb.
According to the affidavit, theโค child stated Grant struck them with theโ cord, pushed them to the ground,โ kicked themโ in the โribs multiple times, and punched them in the head with a closed fist the โฃday prior toโ their escape.
Theโ abuse extended to โdenying the child โคfood โasโ punishment. The childโ reported being deprived of โคfood for โfive consecutive days twoโ weeks prior to the incident, and again for two โขdays at the beginning โof โthe current week.
Grant is โcurrently being held โขin the Boone County Jail without bond,facingโ charges of felony first-degree child endangerment and felonyโฃ third-degree domestic assault. Her โnext court appearance hasโค not yet been scheduled, according toโค public records available at the Boone โCounty Sheriff’s Department website.