WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Mingo County man is charged with child abuse for allegedly biting his ten-month-old stepson to stop him from crying.
State Police arrested Bobby Lee Thomas, 20, of Gilbert, on Wednesday evening after being called to Appalachian Regional Hospital for a report that a young boy had been bitten several times.
A charge of child abuse by a parent creating injury was filed against Thomas who was arraigned in Mingo County Magistrate Court.