College Station couple arrested and charged with child abuse

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – A College Station mother and her boyfriend are each accused of injuring a child under the age of 8, according to arrest records from College Station police.

The abuse allegations came to light after staff at Creek View Elementary School noticed bruises and other injuries on the child’s body, according to arrest reports.

When the child was interviewed, police said that both her mother, Chantel Turner, and her mother’s boyfriend, Andrea Bell, repeatedly used various objects to hit her as punishment. She was also forced to sleep in a closet, sometimes without food, and sometimes her hands and feet were tied with cable ties. The child also recalled how vinegar was once poured into her mouth while her hands were tied.

Police believe the abuse has been going on for two years.

According to Turner and Bell’s affidavits, authorities found numerous scars, bruises, scars and other injuries on the girl’s arms, wrists, legs, ankles, stomach and buttocks.

The items used to punish the child included a wooden-like paddle, a leather belt, an extension cord and a stun gun, according to police.

Both Turner, 36, and Bell, 31, are in jail facing charges of injury to a child. Bail is $75,000 each.

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