MEDFORD, Ore. A six-month-old boy was bitten by a rat up to 200 times after his parents found the rodent near a creek and it escaped from its cage, police said.
The parents, Robert Horsfall, 21, and Maegan McCleary, 19, were being held Wednesday in the Jackson County Jail on criminal mistreatment allegations.
They took the infant to the emergency room at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford early Tuesday, police said.
Detectives said the parents apparently believed the rat was a domestic breed, brought it home and kept it in a cage in the room where they slept with the baby.
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The parents, Robert Horsfall, 21, and Maegan McCleary, 19, were being held Wednesday in the Jackson County Jail on criminal mistreatment allegations.
They took the infant to the emergency room at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford early Tuesday, police said.
Detectives said the parents apparently believed the rat was a domestic breed, brought it home and kept it in a cage in the room where they slept with the baby.
more at link:
http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_124002632.html