Four family members were arrested in Florida over accusations they abused nine children by caging them with plywood under a bunk bed, spraying them in the face with vinegar and giving them non-prescribed medications, authorities said.
Brian and Jill Griffeth, 47 and 41, along with 21-year-old Dallin Griffeth and 19-year-old Liberty Griffeth, were charged July 22 with aggravated child abuse of five biological and four adopted children between the ages of 7 and 16 at their home in Fort White, Florida, the Columbia County Sheriff's office said in a news release.
In interviews conducted as part of the investigation, the children told officials Brian Griffeth had beaten them with a cane and locked them in their bedrooms. They alleged Jill Griffeth placed a sheet of plywood on top of their bodies and pressed down, according to police.
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The children also said the four adults sprayed them in the face with vinegar, gave them medications not prescribed to them, and did not provide the adequate schooling to read or write, the Columbia County Sheriff's office said.
