WTAJ REPORTED THAT TWO PEOPLE, DAKOTA BUSSARD OF EVERETT AND DAISY MAUST OF MARTINSBURG ARE FACING CHILD ABUSE CHARGES. SOME DETAILS OF THE ABUSE HAVE NOW BEEN MADE PUBLIC. STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING ALLEGATIONS THAT BUSSARD BROKE NUMEROUS BONES OF THE THREE CHILDREN, THAT HE MAY HAVE USED WORK TOOLS TO INFLICT HARM. PLUS THE REPORT STATED THAT MAUST TOLD POLICE THAT BUSSARD WAS HITTING THE CHILDREN HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE BRUISING, AND HAD USED A LIGHTER TO BURN THEIR SKIN. THE COUPLE REPORTEDLY TOLD STATE POLICE THAT IT WAS A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS THAT CAUSED ALL OF THE INJURIES. BUSSARD IS LOCKED UP IN THE BEDFORD COUNTY JAIL ON $100,000 BOND. MAUST IS ALSO FACING CHARGES.
