10-15-2015, 10:42 AM
The Suspects
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The boys' parents,^ Bruce T. Leonard, 65, and Deborah R. Leonard, 59, each face one count of first-degree manslaughter. The Leonards were each ordered held on $100,000 bail at arraignment Wednesday.
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^ Four other church members, including the boys' 33-year-old sister Sarah Ferguson (second left), were charged with second-degree assault, also a felony. They're being held on $50,000 bail.
The defendants will appear in court again tomorrow, Friday.
It's reported that the boys were home-schooled and were rarely ever allowed to socialize with anyone outside of the family or the church. Reminds me of the case of the Bever brothers a little; only this time the two boys were assaulted by their parents and sibling instead of the other way around.
Refs:
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/...torso.html
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/14/us/new-yor...ault-case/
The boys' parents,^ Bruce T. Leonard, 65, and Deborah R. Leonard, 59, each face one count of first-degree manslaughter. The Leonards were each ordered held on $100,000 bail at arraignment Wednesday.
^ Four other church members, including the boys' 33-year-old sister Sarah Ferguson (second left), were charged with second-degree assault, also a felony. They're being held on $50,000 bail.
The defendants will appear in court again tomorrow, Friday.
It's reported that the boys were home-schooled and were rarely ever allowed to socialize with anyone outside of the family or the church. Reminds me of the case of the Bever brothers a little; only this time the two boys were assaulted by their parents and sibling instead of the other way around.
Refs:
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/...torso.html
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/14/us/new-yor...ault-case/