Mother, acquaintance in custody after child 'tortured'
Cecily Burton (left) and Marzel Mills / Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Police
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A 9-year-old boy is recovering after Alabama police said he was tortured by his mom and an acquaintance of hers.
WBRC-TV reports he was being treated at Children's Hospital in Birmingham but is expected to pull through.
Tuscaloosa Police said a relative notified them after noticing something was wrong with the child.
The child's mother, 31-year-old Cecily Burton, was arrested along with 40-year-old Marzel Mills for attempted murder and aggravated child abuse.
Doctors say the child had over 100 bruises on his back alone, fluid behind his eye, broken bones, a homemade stitched ear, and was malnourished.
Sgt. Mike Chaisson said it's the most horrific child abuse case he's seen in his 20-year law enforcement career.
Mills and Burton are being held on $400,000 bond at the Tuscaloosa County Jail.