LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Investigators are looking into an allegation that a 13-year-old boy was tied to a chair with a rope, beaten and abused.
Police said the abuse was reported Wednesday, and that the child was struck in the face, head, face, neck, and arms with a belt. At one point the child was tied to a chair and then to a stair handrail with an electrical cord and rope, according to police documents.
The child suffered severe lacerations and heavy bruising, police added
The abuse took place in the 12300 block of Wadsworth Way in Lake Ridge on April 7, police stated.
The victim’s family member, 34-year-old Daniel Black, of Wadsworth Way, is charged with child abuse and abduction, police stated.
Another woman accused of knowing about the abuse but not reporting it to police is Melissa Black, 38, of Edinborough Court in Dumfries, police documents state. She’s charged with child abuse.
Both were held without bond.
