Father, his fiancée and her sister are arrested over death of boy, 10, ‘who was locked naked in an attic and subjected to four years of daily torture’
- Takoda, 10, allegedly endured four years of constant abuse at hands of his father
- Affidavit claims the boy was ‘kept in a dirty, locked, dark attic and abused daily’
- Father Al-Mutahan McLean, his fiancée and fiancée’s sister have been arrested
Three arrests have been made over the death of a young boy amid claims he was locked naked in a dark attic and suffered four years of daily torture.
Takoda Collins, 10, from Dayton, Ohio allegedly received what has been described as ‘extreme abuse’ every day of his life since he was six years old.
Father Al-Mutahan McLean, his fiancée Amanda Lee Hinze and Hinze’s sister Jennifer Ebert have all been charged over the boy’s death earlier this month.
Takoda Collins, 10, (pictured) from Dayton, Ohio allegedly received what has been described as ‘extreme abuse’ every day of his life since he was six years old
Father Al-Mutahan McLean (pictured) faces four counts of endangering children, two counts of felonious assault and one count of rape of a person younger than 13
Amanda Lee Hinze, 28, (left) and her sister Jennifer Ebert, 25, (right) are each facing four counts of endangering children
McLean, 30, faces four counts of endangering children, two counts of felonious assault and one count of rape of a person younger than 13, according to a grand jury report seen by WHIO.
Hinze, 28, and Ebert, 25, are each facing four counts of endangering children.
Takoda was kept locked in a dark attic and had been consistently emotionally and physically abused by his father since 2015, documents state.
McLean alerted police to their a Kensington Drive home after finding his son unresponsive on December 13.
The boy was found with multiple cuts and bruises to his body and rushed to Dayton Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Al-Mutahan McLean, 30, pictured with his fiancee Amanda Lee Hinze, 28 who are both behind bars. McLean faces four counts of endangering children, two counts of felonious assault and one count of rape of a person younger than 13
Al-Mutahan McLean and Amanda Lee Hinze. The court affidavit states that detectives learned ‘there had been extreme abuse for an extended amount of time inflicted by McLean’ and the boy was ‘kept in a dirty, locked, dark attic and abused daily over the course of several years’
The court affidavit states that detectives learned ‘there had been extreme abuse for an extended amount of time inflicted by McLean’ and the boy was ‘kept in a dirty, locked, dark attic and abused daily over the course of several years.’
The affidavit claims Takoda was held underwater and gasping for breath prior to succumbing to his injuries.
‘McLean physically and emotionally abused Takoda while Hinze and Ebert allowed it and at times reported to McLean if Takoda was not doing what he was supposed to,’ the court documents allege.
‘Hinze and Ebert knew that reporting to McLean would result in a beating. None of the parties attempted to get Takoda help during these years of abuse.’
‘McLean physically and emotionally abused Takoda while Hinze and Ebert allowed it and at times reported to McLean if Takoda was not doing what he was supposed to,’ the court documents allege. Mclean and Hinze pictured together