Lake City, FL- My son nags me every single day to take him to the park. There are not a lot of kids around our home that are his age, so the park is the only place where he can get in some play time with other little guys like him. I don’t mind going once or twice a week, but every day? Let’s just say I am not a Kindergarten teacher for a reason! So, I use the usual excuses like “I don’t have time today” and “Maybe tomorrow if you’re good”, the same thing my parents said to me to get me to stop pestering them. Then, my lucky ass comes across this story and I cannot describe the guilt I now feel for not making a little time in my schedule each day for a trip to the park. The little guy in this story touched me, because after all the torment he had been through, the first place he went was to the park to play.

Shaconda Tillman and Teresa Kravec

This last Tuesday around 5 p.m., 14-year old Joshua Smith seen something very unusual. A 4-year old boy, bruised and completely naked, was walking as though he was in pain through the neighborhood. As the boy began playing with other kids on the neighborhood swing set, JoshuaJoshua reviews walked up to the boy and asked him if something was wrong. What Joshua learned was that the boy had just escaped from his mother’s apartment. A place where he was tortured and imprisoned almost every day. Joshua took the boy to his mother, a nurse, and she called the police.  After discovering the boy’s address, the officers went to his home to investigate. The boy’s mother, Teresa Kravec, 27, and her roommate, Shaconda Tillman, 28, were arrested that evening when they returned home. They are now both facing charges of aggravated child abuse, false imprisonment and child neglect. Police are unsure where the women were that day and the investigation is still ongoing, so there may be more additional charges added.

What the officers learned so far is that the boy had been tied up with a telephone cord and left alone in the bathroom of the apartment with the windows and doors locked. They believe the women left him from about 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. that day and then again from 1 p.m. until about 5 p.m. when, thankfully, he was able to free himself and escape. That’s several hours, with no food, nothing to drink, and not being able to use the toilet when needed.  The boy told the officers that he had been tied up and left alone like this at least five other times before and that he had been beaten with a toilet brush. He also said that when he misbehaved, his mother and Tillman would pour boiling water over his head as punishment. The little guy did not appear to have any serious injuries, but medical staff did discover bruises on his body, right leg and both wrists, some new and some old. The boy also had excessive scabbing on his head as well as visible red marks from being restrained. “I can’t imagine people doing that right now to their kid and it’s just hard, you know, and I can’t believe they do that,” said Joshua tearfully. Joshua’s mother is calling him a hero and I completely agree. “I feel like if it weren’t for my son knowing to come and get me that unfortunately this kid would still be in his home right now,” said Joshua’s mother.  “I’ve always known he was a hero. He’s my hero. He always has been,” she said.

The boy and three other children living in the apartment are now safe and all were all placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Families. Big Kudos to you, Joshua Smith! You saved this little boy’s life!

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