Sunday, February 24, 2013

Minnesota Couple Accused of Starving Adopted Son | Redux

Minnesota Couple Accused of Starving Adopted Son

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A Minnesota couple are accused of starving their 8-year-old adopted son, feeding him only liquid and putting an alarm on his door so he would not steal food, according to criminal charges that say the boy was so malnourished his bones protruded and he weighed as much as a child half his age. Mona Hauer and Russell Hauer of North Mankato each are charged with six felonies, including neglect and malicious punishment of a child. In addition to starving the boy, authorities said, they beat him with a broom handle and made him sleep in a sled in the basement because he wet the bed. Online court records did not say whether the Hauers, who also have a biological child and adopted two of the boy's siblings, have an attorney. Multiple calls to the family's home went unanswered Monday and the voicemail box was full.

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Mona Hauer

Overall Sentiment: 0.0274206

Relevance: 0.87705

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0Mona Hauer, who home schools all the children, told authorities the family practices what she called "holistic medicine" ...
0Mona Hauer told authorities the boy's eating habits were his "attempt to be in control of the home and that (he) had in fact controlled the home for some time."
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  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0
  • Mean: 0
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Russell Hauer

Overall Sentiment: -0.143817

Relevance: 0.42523

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