6-year-old Arkansas boy found dead under floorboards at home and sister rescued with burns on body: mother and boyfriend arrested for murder
- Arkansas State Police have arrested a man and woman in connection with the death of the woman’s six-year-old son
- Ashley Roland, 28, and Nathan Bridges, 33, are being held on charges of murder, misusing a corpse, tampering with evidence and endangering the welfare of a minor
- Authorities believe the boy died three months ago from injuries sustained at home and are also investigating burns to the scalp of a six-year-old girl
- The girl is believed to be the mother’s daughter and is currently in stable condition at a Memphis hospital
The Arkansas mother-of-two was arrested along with her boyfriend after the body of her six-year-old son was discovered under the floorboards of their home.
Ashley Roland, 28, and Nathan Bridges, 33, are being held at the Lee County Jail for murder, molesting a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and endangering the well-being of a minor, according to the Arkansas State Police.
The boy is believed to have died from injuries he may have sustained at home three months ago.
Authorities are also investigating burns on the scalp of a 6-year-old girl who was found at the home and is now in stable condition at a Memphis hospital.
Ashley Roland, 28, and Nathan Bridges, 33, are being held on charges of murder, misusing a corpse, tampering with evidence and endangering the welfare of a minor
Authorities believe the boy died from injuries sustained at the family home three months ago and police are also investigating burns to the scalp of a six-year-old girl, seen left
Police discovered the boy’s body under the floor of this home in Moro, a small community about 70 miles west of Memphis, Tennessee
Evidence that children lived in the house could be seen scattered in the backyard
The children’s grandmother, Karen, has also been trying to get custody for over a year, according to a GoFundMe page.
After paying a “ridiculous amount of money,” she received a court order allowing her to see the children over the weekend last week, fundraiser organizer Anita Widby wrote.
When she arrived at the home in Moro, a small community about 70 miles west of Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday to pick up the children, the girl was in poor condition and had to be taken to the hospital.
A little girl who survived abuse at the hands of her mother and her mother’s boyfriend is now recovering and eating at a hospital, in a photo posted by a family friend who went to GoFundMe for her care and for her funeral brother has started
The little girl’s hair was cut off, she was malnourished, had broken ribs and multiple burns on her body, some of which were fresh.
“These injuries are believed to be from her mother and her mother’s boyfriend,” Widby explained.
Later that day, the grandmother was informed by the police that the boy’s body had been found.
The children’s grandmother, Karen McGee Roland, was notified by police on Friday that the boy’s body had been found under the floor of the family home