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Fla. boy allegedly kept in locked closet

When Florida police checked out a child abuse report, they found an emaciated boy lying on the floor inside a locked bathroom at his home, apparently punished for stealing food. The boy was rushed to the hospital where workers said he resembled a concentration camp survivor, and they treated him for malnutrition and dehydration. The 12-year-old boy’s father and his girlfriend have been charged with aggravated child abuse and child neglect.

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