SICK PARENTS FORCE GIRL, 6, TO LIE IN DOG CAGE, ZIP-TIE, TORTURE

When his 6-year-old daughter becomes unresponsive, Jacob Weight calls 911.

He tells dispatch one of his older children was bathing his 6-year-old when she went limp and suffered some type of seizure. First responders are met by Jacob at the door. He refuses to allow EMS into the house, telling them he must get his daughter dressed. He brings her outside where she can be seen.

Police and first responders are taken aback by the conditions at the home. Trash is scattered about. Feces is smeared on the ground, and the smell of urine is very strong. The 6-year-old girl they have been called to treat is covered in open sores and KDKA reports she has extensive bruises and appears malnourished.

Once the 6-year-old girl is at the hospital the full extent of her injuries is apparent. According to a medical report, her teeth are broken and rotted, and her feet are swollen. When she arrives at Uniontown Hospital,  she is found to be hypothermic, with a body temperature registering at only 88.7 degrees Fahrenheit.

Pennsylvania state troopers begin their investigation into the parents of the children in the house,  after police note that doctors at the hospital state multiple times, that the little girl could have died as a result of the abuse and neglect. The doctors also say if she returns to her current environment she is likely to die of the abuse and neglect.

During the investigation, Weight and Frost's teenage nephew, who lived with them, describes how the young girl's mother would zip-tie her hands and feet, lock her naked in a cage and refuse to wash her. Frost would also starve the little girl, not feeding her for days at a time. The floor under the cage was rotting from feces and urine that was never cleaned.

WTAE reports that a 5-year-old child was interviewed and asked if anyone helped the girl clean up her poop and pee. The child responded, "They want her to eat it... my parents."

Jacob William Weight, 37, and 33-year-old Mimi Ann Frost are charged with child abuse, involuntary servitude, and strangulation among several other offenses.  They are accused of starving their daughter while making sure their other children and dogs, had plenty to eat.

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

• Fran Longwell – Former Deputy State’s Attorney (Calvert County, MD), Former Assistant State’s Attorney (Prince George’s County, MD) specializing in child abuse, sex offenses and homicides 
• Dr. Angela Arnold – Psychiatrist, Atlanta, GA; Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women; Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Emory University; Former Medical Director of The Psychiatric Ob-Gyn Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital; Voted “My Buckhead’s Best Psychiatric Practice of 2022”  
• Brian Pierog - Former Law Enforcement, Pennsylvania Licensed Private Detective and Owner of Pierog Detective Agency; FB: Pierog Detective Agency  
• Paula Rohde –  Child Abuse/Welfare Consultant and Expert and Former Child Protective Services Abuse Investigator; Paula Rohde Consulting LLC; Twitter: @PaulaRohde2 
• Joseph Napsha - Reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; X: @jnapsha, Twitter & FB: @TribLIVE  

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