Indiana mother admits to her role in neglect that led to baby being maimed by rats: prosecutors

A mother successful Evansville, Indiana, pleaded blameworthy to her domiciled successful neglect that led to her babe boy being bitten by rats much than 50 times, disfiguring nan child, according to prosecutors.

Angel Schonabaum pleaded blameworthy to 3 felony counts, including neglect of a limited resulting successful superior bodily injury, and two counts of neglect of a dependent involving each of her 3 children.

She was sentenced to 4 years successful situation but was credited for nan twelvemonth she already served down bars, according to nan Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office. The remaining 3 years were suspended, and she was ordered to service probation. She is not allowed to interaction her children.

Also, arsenic portion of her deal, Schonabaum was ordered to acquisition a intelligence wellness information and travel immoderate recommended treatment.

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Angel Schonabaum pleaded blameworthy to her domiciled successful neglect that led to her babe being bitten by rats complete 50 times. (Vanderburgh County Prosecutors Office)

On Sept. 13, 2023, Schonabaum’s husband, David Schonabaum, called 911 from his location connected Linwood Avenue to study he had discovered his boy covered successful humor successful his bassinet. He told first responders location was a rat infestation wrong nan residence.

When first responders went into nan home, they recovered his 6-month-old boy successful nan bassinet successful a excavation of humor pinch much than 50 rat bites connected his look and different parts of his body. All 4 fingers and nan thumb of nan child’s correct manus were missing soma pinch exposed fingertip bones, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors besides said Angel Schonabaum was not surviving successful nan location astatine nan clip of nan incident.

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Investigators learned that nan Department of Child Services were providing services to nan homeowners to reside information concerns astatine nan home, adding that a 3rd statement was helping nan family. But a typical from nan third-party institution said that contempt their assistance, improved conditions only lasted a short time.

The mother near nan location connected Sept. 1, 2023, and while she was not astatine nan residence erstwhile rats spot nan child, she was held responsible for nan deplorable conditions aft being offered services to thief cleanable up nan location and not cooperating aliases removing her children from nan residence.

Because of nan grounded attempts to eliminate nan infestation that led to nan incident, Angel Schonabaum mislaid custody of her children.

David Schonabaum was besides recovered blameworthy of his domiciled successful nan babe rat-bite lawsuit and was sentenced to 16 years successful prison.

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David Schonabaum was antecedently sentenced to 16 years successful situation for neglect and deplorable surviving conditions that led to his babe being bitten by rats much than 50 times. (Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office)

"Today, Angel Schonabaum took work for her domiciled successful a location [that] was recovered to beryllium a disgusting and vulnerable situation for her 3 children to reside," charismatic Diana Moers said. "Although she was not successful nan location during nan rat-bite incident, it is important to statement she is being prosecuted for not providing an capable surviving statement for her children and has mislaid custody of them."

Moers emphasized nan value of keeping a surviving situation cleanable and free of trash, feces, debris and different hazards that could harm pets and children. If nan conditions cannot beryllium cleaned up and proceed to airs a consequence to children, Moers said nan homeowners will beryllium held accountable.

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"While nan nationalist whitethorn beryllium confused by nan condemnation of 1 genitor being overmuch much than nan condemnation of nan different genitor successful this matter, it is important to statement that nan begetter successful this lawsuit was nan only 1 domiciled successful nan location during nan rat-bite incident – nan mother having near and not returned astir 2 weeks anterior – and frankincense his lawsuit is wholly different than nan facts [that] we tin clasp nan mother accountable for," Moers added.