Mistreated by his stepmother, who starved him, the 7-year-old boy still loved his baby brother

Mistreated by his stepmother, who starved him, the 7-year-old boy still loved his baby brother

A gasp broke the tense silence as they stared at what was underneath Danny’s shirt. The thin fabric had concealed a disturbing secret—a series of bruises and welts, marks that painted a haunting portrait of pain and neglect. Some were fresh, deep purple against his pale skin, while others were fading to the sickly yellow of older wounds. They stood there, a testament to the suffering the little boy had endured. Danny’s stepmother stepped back, h…