Posted by Sandra On February - 5 - 2011
Two women in Gilmer County are behind bars for allegedly shocking kids as a form of punishment. State police said Yarica Jackson and Mary Ann Starcher used a homemade electrical shock device to punish four kids between the ages of 4 and 12 years old. During the investigation, Starcher admitted to police that she shocked the children, and Jackson admitted that she allowed this form of punishment in her home. Police also found their home to be in a deplorable condition.
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