Friday, February 26, 2010

Man & Woman Arrested, Charged with Child Abuse & Animal Cruelty

NORTH CAROLINA -- A man and woman in Burnsville, NC have been arrested on child and animal cruelty charges, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times.

Chief Deputy Thomas Farmer told the paper it was one of the most vile things he has ever witnessed.

Deputies went to a barn and pasture off Green Mountain Drive to check out a report of malnourished horses.

Kimberly Nicole Hendrix

Nathan Daniel Woody

Inside the barn they found a dead horse.

Farmer says during the investigation, detectives learned that the two planned to return to the barn and cut up the dead horse to dispose of it.  They were arrested when they arrived on the scene with chainsaws.

Four other horses were found with signs of malnourishment.

When investigators went to the residence on Blue Rock Road, they found 15 malnourished dogs, and two dead dogs.

Investigators also took custody of the woman's 2-year-old daughter who was living in the home among among trash and animal waste.

Kimberly Hendrix and Nathan Woody are both charged in the case.

(WSPA - Feb 25, 2010)