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Updated: 6:44 PM Aug 20, 2008
Mother Of Four Busted On Abuse Charges
Police say Lisa Denny's Somerset home was full of garbage, and they say her children were found living in filth and didn't have enough to eat. Posted: 6:12 PM Aug 20, 2008Reporter: Phil Pendleton Email Address: phil.pendleton@wkyt.com |
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Neighbors say there's been a problem building at 123 Aqua Trial in Somerset for quite some time.
“We've all been complaining about it for awhile,” said Joe Burnett.
The problem, police say, was garbage, clothes and even animal waste in every room. And police say Lisa Denny is now in jail because her 4 children were forced to live in it.
“Kids were always running around all over the place. Not really being watched whatsoever,” said Burnett.
“This was just a case where the mother refused to put the effort to take care of a residence to keep it clean enough to let her children live and sleep and eat in a home,” said Pulaski County Sheriff Todd Wood.
Police say their investigation got on the fast track when school officials called them saying there were some children coming to school hungry.
A home visit from the school turned into a call to police and officers on the scene say they couldn't believe humans could live in such a place.
“Odor in the house. Every room you had to step over something in the process of stepping over some items, you had to avoid stepping over a plate of food or left over food,” said Sheriff Wood.
Neighbors say Denny's four children were constantly put in harm's way.
“They’d be running up the road, cars zipping in and out of here, all the time. Nobody is watching them,” said Burnett.
The children, ages 4 to 14, are now in state custody and Lisa Denny is in jail charged with criminal abuse second degree
Latest Comments
Yes, the good thing is they took the kids, but keep your eye on this story and watch them smack her on the wrist and tell her not to do it again and watch the kids be returned to her. I believe Social Services does there jobs to the best they are ALLOWED to do...but some other agency goes and puts the kids right back in the home. I am interested in seeing this case through.
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they are no excuse for this mess ,daddy ,mommy and kids need to be made to clean it up and get on with life ,,the gov.givestoo much ,make ppl.earm thier way
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She will get out of jail and social services will help her get her house clean and "Poof" the kids are back in her custody. It takes more than a clean house to raise children. If she doesn't care enough about the children to tidy the house up for them then I'm sure she is not loving and providing for them any other ways. These children need to be evaluated and placed in a loving, caring, clean home.
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