Police: CT residents arrested after lengthy child cruelty investigation
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Jacqueline “Jackie” Barbour, 34, was charged with cruelty to persons and risk of injury to a minor.CT State Police / ContributedShow MoreShow Less
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Jason Carroll, 34, was charged with cruelty to persons and risk of injury to a minor.CT State Police / ContributedShow MoreShow Less
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Two Pomfret residents turned themselves in to police Wednesday in connection with a lengthy child cruelty investigation where the 11-year-old victim was described by medical professionals as having “chronic severe malnutrition,” according to newly released arrest warrant affidavits.
Jason Carroll and Jacqueline “Jackie” Barbour, both 34, were each charged with cruelty to persons and risk of injury to a minor. They were each held on a $100,000 bond.
According to court documents, the girl told police she was forced to sleep in a bucket and was denied food and water. The arrest warrant also noted concerns that she may have suffered from medical child abuse, described as a form of abuse in which a child receives unnecessary and harmful or potentially harmful medical care at the instigation of a caregiver.
The child was placed with a foster family during the course of the investigation, where court documents indicate she has been steadily improving.
According to the arrest warrant, Barbour and Carroll told investigators that the victim had a history of behavioral issues and outbursts at home, including refusing to eat, but no others reported seeing this kind of behavior.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
has granted emergency approval for use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds, a move that will help allay concerns about transmission in schools, summer camps and other youth programs.
Until this week, the Pfizer vaccine had been authorized for people 16 and older. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shots are only available to those 18 and older, though both companies are
studying the efficacy of their vaccines in children.
Across Connecticut, providers have begun requesting more doses of the Pfizer vaccine in preparation for eligibility to open to the new age group, said Josh Geballe, the state’s chief operating officer. There are about 177,000 children ages 12 to 15 in the state.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency approval for use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds, a move that will help allay concerns about transmission in schools, summer camps and other youth programs.
Until this week, the Pfizer vaccine had been authorized for people 16 and older. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shots are only available to those 18 and older, though both companies are studying the efficacy of their vaccines in children.