GAINES TOWNSHIP (WOOD-AM) - A man is now facing a pair of first-degree child abuse charges after a severely-malnourished and injured 13-year-old girl arrived a local hospital in August.
William Williams is being held on $100,000 bond.
Kent County Sheriff's detectives and investigators with Child Protective Services say the girl was hurt at a home on Fontana Street in Gaines Township.
Her adoptive mother, 50-year-old Wilma Edwards, faces similar charges.
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