A Buffalo, N.Y., woman has been arrested for locking her bruised and battered 2-year-old son in a filthy, feces smeared "makeshift cage" and refusing to take the toddler to the doctor after she said he fell down the stairs, the New York State Police said.
Naesha Lumpkin, 24, was arrested on child endangerment charges in February after police searched her home and discovered the horrible conditions in which the boy lived.
"This child was inside a makeshift cage, a play pen that was covered by a piece of a crib tied down on three sides to the top not allowing the child to stand or exit the play pen. The cage and 2-year-old were covered in human fecal matter," the state police said in a news release issued on Thursday.
"There was fecal matter on the walls. The child and bedding were soaked in urine and fecal matter," it added.
The officers alerted Erie County Child Protective Services and took him to Oishei's Children's Hospital.
A medical examination at the hospital found that the child had bruises on his "face and body."
The 2-year-old also had two fractured ribs that were in the process of healing and that appeared to have happened about two weeks earlier.
Lumpkin told authorities that the child fell down the stairs in late December 2023 or early January.
"Lumpkin went on to explain the child was crying as a result of the incident, but Naesha did not seek professional medical assistance," the state police said.
Lumpkin was issued an appearance ticket for Buffalo City Court.
No updated charges have been filed.
