Nation IN BRIEF : WEST VIRGINIA : Father of Frostbitten Boy Is Found Guilty
A father whose 11-year-old son lost both legs to frostbite after the two were found last winter living in a bus without heat was convicted in West Union, W. Va., of child neglect. Charged last March after he and his son, Douglas E. Rupe, were found in a rusted bus in an isolated hollow about 150 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, Pa., Douglas K. Rupe, who faces up to three years in prison and a $1,000 fine, was allowed to remain free on bond pending sentencing. The son’s legs were amputated days after the two were found. He is now in a foster home.
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