Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Three people in Alabama have been arrested on child abuse charges for allegedly locking young children in makeshift cages, authorities said.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office said investigators on Monday responded to a tip about a potential child abuse situation in the city of Smiths Station and arrived to find four children aged, 3, 4, 10 and 11 years old as well as observing two wood constructed cages with hasps and locks. An 8-month-old child also lived at the residence but was not present when investigators arrived.