An autistic woman was allegedly caged and forced to eat her dead mother's ashes; 5 people of British American Heritage face federal charges.
From left: Terry Knope, 45; Bridget Lambert, 21; Taylor Knope, 20; Raylaine Knope, 42; and Jody Lambert, 23, face federal charges. (Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office)
Five Louisiana residents face federal charges for allegedly caging and abusing an autistic woman, two years after they were arrested on state charges in the case. A federal grand jury indictment detailed the alleged litany of horrors against the 22-year-old victim, who was identified only by her initials. The indictment was made public on Thursday evening. The woman was allegedly kept in a cage outside the Tangipahoa Parish home where the five suspects lived. Prosecutors said the victim was coerced into manual labor such as bathroom and kitchen cleaning and subjected to psychological and physical abuses: threats of harm or death if she didn’t obey; beatings; being burned with a cigarette lighter
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