And another one...

[Guest GT_Rat]

What the hell are people thinking these days?

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Couple Appear in Court to Face Murder Charges in Death of Son Tied to Tree Overnight

Monday, June 16, 2008

AP

June 13, 2008: Rope hanging from a tree is seen in the backyard of a home in Macclesfield, N.C.

TARBORO, N.C. — A couple accused of killing their 13-year-old son by tying him to a tree for two nights for punishment appeared in a North Carolina courtroom Monday to face charges of murder and felony child abuse.

Attorneys appeared Monday with Brice Brian McMillan, 41, and his wife Sandra Elizabeth McMillan, 36, of Macclesfield.

"It's a sad case," defense attorney Allen Powell, who rerepresents Brice McMillian, said after the hearing. He declined any further comment, and the two did not enter a plea.

The county sheriff's office has said Brice McMillan told a deputy the teen was being disobedient and was forced to sleep outside last Tuesday while tied to a tree. The teen was released Wednesday morning, but again tied up that night for bad behavior.

Sheriff James Knight has said the boy was left tied to the tree until the following afternoon, when his stepmother found him unresponsive. Authorities believe the boy was bound to the tree with plastic ties and possibly other kinds of material.

Arrest warrants for both McMillans said the child sustained "bruising to the wrist, cuts to entire body, missing flesh from buttocks, results from being tied to a tree for approximately 18 hours resulting in death."

The warrants didn't reveal a specific cause of death. An autopsy is pending at the state's chief medical examiner's office in Chapel Hill.

Two other children living in the McMillans in the home, ages 7 and 9, have been placed in the custody of the Department of Social Services, authorities said.

Macclesfield is about an hour east of Raleigh.

[Guest sling]

Wtf is with this ****. Is it become a fad?

[Guest GUTTERbOY]

Heard about this while talking to my parents yesterday- this is pretty close to where they live, so it's been big local news. Seriously ****ed up.

[einnor1040]

Woodchipper. Feet first.

[Guest nraforlife]

May they burn in HELL......

[dralarms]

Heard about this while talking to my parents yesterday- this is pretty close to where they live, so it's been big local news. Seriously ****ed up.

Never mind, Tarboro is closer to Rocky Mount.

[The Rabbi]

Ive got a 13 yr old son. I don't see what the problem is? Did it damage the tree at all??

[Guest Angel 24/7]

How about we take them, tie them to the tree in the 95 degree weather, no food, no water, let their A** fry. See how long it takes them to die!

[Mike.357]

how does tying the kid to a tree kill him? There is more to this than simply tying him to a tree. I am curious as to the cause of death.

[Guest GUTTERbOY]

how does tying the kid to a tree kill him? There is more to this than simply tying him to a tree. I am curious as to the cause of death.

There is one thing that I don't think was mentioned in the news story. There's a pretty major wildfire burning about 30 miles from where this happened, and the smoke from the fire has caused some serious air quality problems as far away as Raleigh, which is about 70 miles west of the fires. It's to the point where they're recommending that people not spend time outside.

I dunno whether this was a factor or not, but it seems like a possibility maybe...

[strickj]

how does tying the kid to a tree kill him? There is more to this than simply tying him to a tree. I am curious as to the cause of death.

First step:

Second step: well theres not one really!