Indiana man sentenced for neglect after rat attack on his infant son

Indiana Man Sentenced for Neglect After Rat Attack on His Infant Son

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—An Indiana man convicted of child neglect for a rat attack that left his 6-month-old son with disfiguring injuries has been sentenced to the maximum 16 years in prison. A judge sentenced David Schonabaum, 32, on Wednesday after the Evansville man was convicted by a jury in September on three felony counts of neglect of a dependent. Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Robert Pigman found no mitigating factors to reduce the se…

Father given 16-year jail term for child neglect after rat attack on baby

An Indiana man convicted of child neglect after a rat attack left his six-month-old son with disfiguring injuries has been sentenced to the maximum 16 years in prison.

Man sentenced to 16 years in jail after baby son left disfigured by rats

David Schonabaum, 32, was sentenced on Wednesday

Indiana man sentenced for neglect after rat attack on his infant son

An Indiana man convicted of child neglect for a rat attack that left his 6-month-old son with disfiguring injuries has been sentenced to the maximum 16 years in prison. A

Baby found disfigured by rats in 'house of horrors'; Indiana father sentenced to 16 years

In a tragic case of severe neglect, an Indiana father has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after his six-month-old son was found disfigured in a pool of blood after nearly being eaten alive by rats.

Indiana Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Jail After Rats 'Disfigure' His Baby

A father from Indiana, USA, has been handed the maximum prison sentence of 16 years after his six-month-old baby was severely disfigured in a rat attack inside what prosecutors described as a “house of horrors.” In September 2023, the infant was found covered in blood with more than 50 rat bites. According to the local Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office, David Schonabaum called 911 from his house, saying his infant son in his bassinet was co…