{"id":32360,"date":"2013-03-05T19:46:18","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T03:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=32360"},"modified":"2013-03-08T18:58:14","modified_gmt":"2013-03-09T02:58:14","slug":"mother-ordered-to-trial-for-child-abuse-torture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/03\/05\/mother-ordered-to-trial-for-child-abuse-torture\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother ordered to trial for child abuse, torture"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ingrid<\/a>
Ingrid Brewer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 A 50-year-old woman accused of beating and torturing her two adopted children in their Palmdale home must stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Superior Court Judge Bernie LaForteza ruled there was enough evidence to try Ingrid Brewer<\/strong> on two counts of torture, two counts of child abuse, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of battery with serious bodily injury.<\/p>\n

Brewer, 50, has been in custody since Jan. 16, when deputies found Brewer\u2019s two adopted children, ages 7 and 8, wrapped in a blanket under a parked vehicle about a quarter of a mile from their Palmdale home. The children told deputies they ran away from home because they were tired of being tied up and beaten by Brewer.<\/p>\n

Brewer was arrested at her home shortly after the children were found, and she pleaded not guilty to eight felony counts on Jan. 18.<\/p>\n

At Brewer\u2019s preliminary hearing Tuesday, two sheriff\u2019s deputies and a registered nurse gave testimony on the abuse the children said they suffered at the hands of \u201cMama Ingrid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brewer\u2019s 8-year-old adopted son said he\u2019d been beaten with ropes, pipes, coat hangers, belts and a hammer, according to testimony from detective Troy Bowser of the Sheriff\u2019s Department\u2019s Special Victims Bureau.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe also said he\u2019d been stepped on,\u201d Bowser said.<\/p>\n

The 7-year-old girl\u00a0reported\u00a0similar abuse, according to Bowser. The children said they were fed once a day, usually oatmeal, and some days they would go without eating, Bowser testified.<\/p>\n

The children said Brewer locked them in separate bedrooms while she was at work to prevent them from stealing food, Bowser said. They reported being tied up in their rooms at least twice, while Brewer was at work, Bowser said. The children said they hadn’t taken a full bath or brushed their teeth since Christmas Eve, Bowser testified.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 15, Brewer\u2019s adopted son managed to free himself from his room; then he freed his sister and the two ran away from home, Bowser testified.<\/p>\n

Once found, the children told deputies about the alleged abuse, and Brewer was arrested at her Palmdale home in the early morning hours of Jan. 16.\u00a0 Bowser said he spoke to Brewer that morning, and Brewer said she was having \u201cdisciplinary issues\u201d but denied locking the children in their rooms while she was at work. Brewer said she\u2019d only locked the children in their rooms at night to keep them from \u201cstealing food,\u201d Bowser said.<\/p>\n

Deputies searched Brewer\u2019s home and found a bent deadbolt chain next to the boy\u2019s bedroom, according to testimony from sheriff\u2019s patrol deputy Anthony Meyers. \u00a0The boy identified the deadbolt as the one he saw when he managed to push his bedroom door open to escape, Meyers testified.<\/p>\n

Both children had more than 100 injuries throughout their bodies, including injuries that were consistent with being hit with a hammer, electrical cords, coat hangers, pipes, ropes, and belts, according to testimony from Mary Reina, a registered nurse at Antelope Valley Hospital.<\/p>\n

Reina said she examined and photographed Brewer\u2019s 8-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter in the early morning hours of Jan. 16.<\/p>\n

The children appeared \u201cmalnourished\u201d and had a \u201crange of injuries\u201d throughout their body, including fresh abrasions, old scars, scabs, and blisters consistent with having their hands restrained, Reina testified. The youngsters were also dirty with bad oral care and smelled like they hadn\u2019t taken a bath in a while, Reina testified.<\/p>\n

As witnesses gave testimony on the alleged abuse, the biological father of Brewer\u2019s 7-year-old girl sat crying in the back of the courtroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really broke me down,\u201d Alan Colemen said after the hearing. Coleman said he was committed to attending every hearing until justice was served for his daughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see her as guilty,” Coleman said about Brewer. \u201cShe can\u2019t walk from this one, she really can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two children look a whole lot better now, and they\u2019re happier, Coleman said, adding that the boy is now 9 and the girl will turn 8 this coming Thursday.<\/p>\n

Coleman hopes to gain full custody of his daughter, as well as her half-brother, and he\u2019s searching for an attorney that will help him with the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not giving up until they\u2019re mine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Brewer is due back in court on March 19 for a second arraignment. She remains jailed on $2 million bail.<\/p>\n

Related stories:<\/p>\n

Child torture hearing postponed, father speaks out<\/a><\/p>\n

Kids allegedly tortured in Palmdale home, mother charged<\/a><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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