Police responded to a residence in the 1100 block of Yankee Road on Monday morning after they received an anonymous complaint there was no refrigerator, hot water or food in the home, the report said.
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A woman initially refused to answer the door when police knocked, they said. When police told the woman she could be arrested, she opened the door, the report said.
The woman told police the 7-year-old was her grandson and the boy’s mother was incarcerated in Middletown City Jail.
Police said there was no refrigerator or stove in the kitchen and the boy was found lying on what appeared to be a deflated air mattress.
The boy told police he ate pizza on Sunday, applesauce on Saturday and he hadn’t taken a bath in two weeks. He had attended school, he told police.
Police located the boy’s aunt and because she didn’t have felony charges or contact with Butler County Children’s Services, the boy was removed from the home and placed with her.
Police contacted the boy’s mother in jail to let her know about the removal.
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