Detectives indicated that the couple began the alleged abuse because the child had been “taking drinks and food from the kitchen.”
TIGARD, Ore. — Detectives arrested a Tigard couple on Wednesday after they allegedly abused and “chained up” a child in their home over a period of nearly a year, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
67-year-old Ana M. Miranda and her husband, 74-year-old Charles “Randy” Ward were indicted on multiple charges Wednesday, including first-degree criminal mistreatment.
On April 26, detectives with the department’s violent crimes unit were called to investigate suspected child abuse in a home in Tigard after receiving disturbing reports.
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