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The woman called 911 in May and claimed she had a "gut feeling" her live-in boyfriend was abusing her 5-year-old son. Authorities then began investigating and found that the mother was aware of the
A Volusia County couple have now both been taken into custody after arrest warrants were issued for multiple charges stemming from an initial report of the beating of a 5-year-old boy, according to Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
Police in Florida brought additional charges against a child abuse suspect Saturday and are searching for the child's mother after authorities said they found a "brutal pattern of child neglect, abuse and torture" in the couple's home.
Shawn M. Stone, 32, has been in custody since May 9. In addition to one charge of aggravated child abuse, he was charged Friday with 23 other counts.