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LiberalArkie

(18,799 posts) Sat Aug 23, 2025, 10:09 AM Saturday

Russellville couple charged with attempted murder, abuse of 7-year-old son

Aug 22, 2025

POPE COUNTY, Ark. – Court records show a couple jailed in Russellville for alleged child abuse is now facing additional charges, including attempted capital murder.

Husband and wife, 39-year-old Chris Freeman and 27-year-old Katelyn Freeman, were arrested after a police investigation following a 7-year-old boy in critical condition who was admitted to Arkansas Children’s Hospital on July 15. The pair, at the time of their arrest, were each facing a charge of battery in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a minor.

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The seven-year-old was admitted to Arkansas Children’s Hospital after being taken to the Dardanelle Regional Medical Center by the Freemans the morning of July 15.

Medical staff at the time described the child as “pale, limp and extremely underweight at just 28 pounds.” Authorities said doctors told investigators that after years of malnutrition, the 7-year-old was a “near fatality.”

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https://www.kark.com/crime/russellville-couple-charged-with-attempted-murder-abuse-of-7-year-old-son/

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Russellville couple charged with attempted murder, abuse of 7-year-old son (Original Post) LiberalArkie Saturday OP

Life in prison w/ no food at all every other day and half rations the days they eat. Forever. flying_wahini Saturday #1

A lot of America is still stuck in the era around the Civil War where white children could be bought and sold LiberalArkie Saturday #2

I hate stories like this. They break my heart. MIButterfly Saturday #3

Probably from all the Nondenominational churches in the South. LiberalArkie Saturday #4

I can't understand people who treat their kids like crap RazorbackExpat 4 hrs ago #5

flying_wahini

(8,173 posts)

1. Life in prison w/ no food at all every other day and half rations the days they eat. Forever.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 10:12 AM

Saturday

Let them starve slowly.

LiberalArkie

(18,799 posts)

2. A lot of America is still stuck in the era around the Civil War where white children could be bought and sold

Reply to flying_wahini (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 10:21 AM

Saturday

like a mule. The reason I said "White" is that selling and beating your children really wasn't that big of a thing in non-white groups.

MIButterfly

(1,117 posts)

3. I hate stories like this. They break my heart.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 11:17 AM

Saturday

Who on God's green earth is so depraved that they would treat any child, let alone their own child, like this? That poor innocent little boy to have such monsters like that for parents. The very people who are supposed to love him, care for him and protect him.

I hope the little boy makes a full recovery, although I'm not sure that would even be possible, and those two assholes never set foot out of prison again.

LiberalArkie

(18,799 posts)

4. Probably from all the Nondenominational churches in the South.

Reply to MIButterfly (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 12:20 PM

Saturday

The boy may have autism maybe.. The kids with autism tend to be locked away. Also I wonder if the boy may have been a foster child not a "blood child" as the 2 younger children were not treated him he was..

RazorbackExpat

(557 posts)

5. I can't understand people who treat their kids like crap

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2025, 07:47 AM

4 hrs ago

When I had my kids, I wanted them to have every opportunity to make the most of themselves. Like that old CSNY song, Teach Your Children They both turned out fine

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