Police say a 10-year-old central New York girl is recovering in hospital after she was beaten repeatedly, served food doused in hot sauce and dragged behind a vehicle.
Four adults were arrested after the girl escaped from a home in the Oswego County town of Albion on Wednesday and asked a neighbor for help.
The sheriff's office said the abuse began in April; the girl was beaten and spent days working outside without water or bathroom access. Authorities say that once she was forced to run with a heavy backpack, then tied to a car and dragged.
Three adults have been charged with assault and remanded to jail. A woman was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
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