Woman arrested, boyfriend sought in Kent County abuse case

CUTLERVILLE (WOOD-AM) - A 50-year-old woman is facing child abuse charges after prosecutors say she and her boyfriend malnourished and abused her adopted daughter at their home in Cutlerville.

The Kent County Sheriff's Office says Wilma Edwards brought the girl to the hospital in serious condition. Sheriff's deputies say she was forced to take her there on Friday.

Her boyfriend, 49-year-old William Williams, remains at large.

Both are also accused of tying the 13-year-old to a bed every night. The girl also had cuts and kidney and liver damage.

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