A six-month-old baby boy suffered over 50 bites from rats while sleeping on a couch in his Indiana home. His father, David Schonabaum, admitted to police that his home had a rat infestation, but claimed no one had ever been bitten before. The case has sparked outrage and led to the firing of three Department of Child Services employees for failing to remove the children from the home prior to the attack.
In a horrifying incident that has shaken the community, a father in Indiana admitted that his six-month-old son suffered over 50 bites from rats while sleeping on the couch. David Schonabaum woke up on September 13, 2023, to find his infant son covered in blood, with his fingers chewed to the bone. The young boy's injuries were so severe that several of his fingers had to be amputated.
Schonabaum initially thought his son had a nosebleed until his sister-in-law pointed out the horrific damage to his hands. The realization that rats were responsible for the attack led him to immediately call 911. The child was rushed to the hospital, where he received a blood transfusion. Schonabaum admitted to police that his home had a persistent rat infestation but claimed no one had ever been bitten before. He insisted he employed a pest control service monthly to address the problem. However, police investigations revealed a disturbing reality. They found discarded food in Schonabaum's room and rodent feces throughout the house, with the exterminator citing overflowing trash in the backyard as a contributing factor to the infestation. A prosecutor described the interior of the home as a 'house of horrors.' Schonabaum's wife, Angel Schonabaum, also pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent. She received a year credit for time served and was placed on three years probation under a suspended sentence. Schonabaum's sister-in-law, Delaina Thurman, was sentenced to probation. This case is particularly tragic as it involved a prior Department of Child Services (DCS) case against the parents in December 2022, following an injury to one of their children due to lack of supervision. DCS had also substantiated a claim of physical abuse by David in June 2023, but allowed the children to remain with their parents. Following this incident, three DCS employees were fired for failing to remove the children from the home before the rat attack and subsequently filed a federal lawsuit
RAT BITES CHILD NEGLECT INDIANA FATHER HOSPITALIZED DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES LAW SUIT
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