Ruby Franke’s son says he was tied up, had wounds dressed with cayenne, honey

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Ruby Franke, after he was found injured and malnourished, have been released in court documents made public this week.The boy had climbed through a window to escape the Ivins, Utah home of Franke’s business partner Jodi Hildebrandt. When he asked a neighbour for food and water, they noticed he had duct tape around his wrists and ankles.When police searched Hildebrandt’s home, they discovered Franke’s 10-year-old daughter in a similar emaciated state.Both Franke and Hildebrandt have been charged with six felony counts of aggravated child abuse and remain in jail without bond.According to requests for search warrants filed Aug.

30, the day the children were discovered, Franke’s 12-year-old son told investigators that he had been tied to the ground with ropes, and cayenne pepper and honey were used to dress his wounds caused by the restraints.(The documents were obtained by the Associated Press. Global News has not independently viewed the materials.)When officers transported the 12-year-old to a hospital, medical personnel removed the duct tape from his extremities and found “deep lacerations from being tied up with rope.” They also noted he was “abnormally thin and weak” from being severely malnourished.The boy told police that Hildebrandt, identified as “Jodi,” put the ropes around his ankles and wrists and used a paste of cayenne pepper and honey to treat his wounds.

He also said that two of his siblings were still at Hildebrandt’s home.Officers learned that Franke had left three of her six children in Hildebrandt’s care, the warrant states, but when police searched the home for the children, they only found Franke’s 10-year-old daughter. She was also taken to the hospital for treatment.Police later obtained a warrant