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Boys in foster care of Dennis Scott McCurry and Molly McCurry (birth name West)

Three boys in permanent custody of their bio Aunt and her husband were found severely malnourished, a 5-year-old boy who weighed less than 20 pounds, an 8-year-old who weighed less than 40 pounds and a 7-year-old brother who weighed about 32 pounds when police found. The boys also were treated for bruises, scratches, burns and head lice. The boys told officers they were tied up to be kept from food in the mobile home. Mrs McCurry kept a prosethetic hand needed by one of the boys hidden.

Date: 2006-07-01
Placement type: Foster care
Type of abuse: Non-lethal physical abuse, Non-lethal deprivation
Abuser: Adoptive father, Adoptive mother

Placement

Organizations: South Carolina DSS

Location

Lyman, South Carolina
United States
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Child abuse trial: McCurrys trade blame for neglect2009-07-23
SC couple get 30 years each for neglecting boys2009-07-23
Molly McCurry denies boys were deprived food2009-07-22
Doctor: Children starved, bruised2009-07-22
Child says Lyman couple withheld food2009-07-21
Physician testifies to malnutrition of children2009-07-21
Trial To Begin For Couple Charged With Child Abuse2009-07-20
JAILED MOTHER LONGS FOR CHILDREN SONS IN CUSTODY OF STATE AFTER POOR FOSTER HOME CARE 2006-08-14
Nina West says she wants to be a good mother to her three sons 2006-08-13
Bond set for Lyman couple in abuse case 2006-08-12
Mother of abused boys sits in lockup; West charged with robbery and assault2006-08-02
Friends, family shocked2006-07-23
Doctor: Psychological damage tough to fix 2006-07-19
DSS: Man admits to tying up boys; "Kids look like something you would see in a Third World country'2006-07-18
South Carolina's "Parents" From Hell2006-07-18
Family court judge places Lyman children in state custody 2006-07-18
Couple Faces Hearing In Child-Abuse Case2006-07-17
Judge Denies Bond to Two People Accused of Starving and Abusing Three Boys2006-07-17
Judge places starved children in state custody2006-07-16
Parents Jailed in Starving of 3 S.C. Kids2006-07-16
COUPLE CHARGED WITH STARVING ADOPTED KIDS 2006-07-16
Spartanburg Couple Charged With Child Abuse2006-07-16
3 brothers found starving, 'very weak' 2006-07-15
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Thu, 2012-04-26 09:45 — Anonymous (not verified)

So was this couple out of

So was this couple out of jail for 3 yrs before the trial??????????????PLEASE ANSWER SOMEONE!!!!!
I need to know!!!

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