ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — An attorney for a Utah mother charged with leaving her severely malnourished son locked in a filthy bathroom for a year says his client’s bail should be lowered because she’s being forced to sleep on a cot and deprived of regular showers.
The Spectrum reports the woman was charged with aggravated child abuse earlier this month after the 30-pound boy was found locked in a feces covered bathroom. She hasn’t left booking since her Jan. 9 arrest.
Attorney Edward Flint asked a judge Monday to schedule a bail hearing to have his client’s bail reduced from $20,000 or have her living conditions improved at the Washington County Jail.
A judge granted the request and the bail hearing is set for Thursday.
The 12-year-old victim has been released to foster care.