TEXAS COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE CALLING IT THE WORST CASE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT THEY HAVE EVER SEEN. TEXAS COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED CHAUN (shawn) ASBURY AND TAMALA ASBURY AFTER DISCOVERING A JUVENILE IN A SHED CHAINED TO A BED AND SHOWING SIGNS OF SEVERE MALNOURISHMENT.
THE ARRESTS HAPPENED DURING A MISSING PERSON INVESTIGATION, LEADING TO THE DISCOVERY OF SEVERAL KIDS IN UNSANITARY LIVING CONDITIONS. DEPUTIES ALSO FOUND SKELETAL REMAINS BURIED ON THEIR PROPERTY.
ALL JUVENILES WERE TAKEN INTO PROTECTIVE CUSTODY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.