Brenda Sullivan has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for abusing her adopted son. In 2005 authorities were summoned to her home in Florida, where they discovered her 17-year-old son living in a cage with a homemade lid. He weighed 49 pounds and was 4’6"– nearly the same size when he was adopted by Brenda Sullivan, at 7 years old.
Brenda Sullivan’s husband Willard died while awaiting trial. Authorities said Brenda Sullivan had 6 children, and 3 appeared to be abused.
The 49-pound 17-year-old apparently had psychogenic dwarfism, stunted growth that results from severe stress. Brenda Sullivan pleaded guilty to all charges.
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