Parents charged with locking children in dog cage

  • 24/07/2016
Police mug shots of Nicholas and Linda Chamberlin
Police mug shots of Nicholas and Linda Chamberlin

Two Pennsylvania, US parents are in custody after allegedly punishing their children by locking them in a dog cage in their basement.

Police in Huntingdon County received a call at around 11pm on Saturday night (local time), about a child refusing to go home.

One of the children, a 13-year-old, had escaped the house and ran to a neighbour's place, where police were called.

The parents, Nicholas and Linda Chamberlin had locked the 6-year-old in the dog cage overnight, police said.

They are facing charges of false imprisonment.

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