Fridley couple arrested after forcing 12-year-old to wear diaper for bad grades

Police say the mother and her boyfriend also shaved the girl's head and forced the woman's daughter outside their Minneapolis home. The Pioneer Press also reports the couple was arrested on suspicion of malicious punishment of a child.
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Police say the mother and her boyfriend also shaved the girl's head and forced the woman's daughter outside their Minneapolis home. The Pioneer Press also reports the couple was arrested on suspicion of malicious punishment of a child.

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