US EditionHusband, Adoptive Parents Testify at Child Torture Trial
- On May 21, prosecutors brought Borders' husband, Christopher Badowicz, along with her adoptive parents, before the court to provide testimony in her child torture case in Crow Wing County.
- The trial follows a child maltreatment investigation revealing Borders allegedly tortured her three children, including forcing unnecessary casts and withdrawing blood.
- Husband Christopher Badowicz testified that the childrens' health declined sharply after May 2019, with the 9-year-old boy becoming non-ambulatory by 2021 and receiving three nutrition bags daily.
- Borders faces a total of 11 felony charges, including one for first-degree attempted murder, three for child torture, three for stalking, and four related to theft of medical expenses amounting to $28,521.60.
- The court barred Borders from contact with minors and she and Badowicz terminated parental rights in December 2022, while foster parents reported the children made significant progress in health and academics.
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Husband, adoptive parents testify at child torture trial
BRAINERD — Prosecutors called the husband and adoptive parents to testify Wednesday, May 21, in the criminal trial against 34-year-old Crosslake woman, Jorden Nicole Borders, accused of torturing her children. Borders is charged with 11 felonies — one count of first-degree attempted murder, three counts of child torture, three counts of stalking and four counts of theft of medical costs. On Tuesday, the state called social workers, a special edu…
Fraud claims focus of testimony in Jorden Borders trial
BRAINERD — The state continued to call witnesses on the seventh day of trial Tuesday, May 20, against a 34-year-old Crosslake woman, Jorden Nicole Borders, accused of torturing her children. Borders is charged with 11 felonies — one count of first-degree attempted murder, three counts of child torture, three counts of stalking and four counts of theft of medical costs. Appearing before Crow Wing County District Court Judge Patricia Aanes, Minne…
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