Detroit boy was abused, harshly disciplined: state petition

A 12-year-old Detroit boy found in his basement 11 days after being reported missing was ordered by his father to do heavy workouts twice a day and was beaten with plastic piping, according to court documents. Charlie Bothuell V's workouts, in the morning and evening, included 100 push-ups, 200 sit-ups, 100 jumping jacks, 25 arm curls on each arm with 25-pound weights and thousands of revolutions on an elliptical trainer, the court documents said. "Charlie V reports having to complete the entire workout 'in under an hour or I would have to do it again,'" a petition filed in juvenile court by a state agency said. Bouthell told investigator he could not finish the workouts sometimes because he was in pain from being struck on the feet with the PVC pipe, the petition said. Read More http://ift.tt/1kd8b3P