KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Investigators in Kansas say they suspect a father fed his 7-year-old to pigs after beating him to death.
According to KCTV, Michael A. Jones, 44, was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, aggravated battery and child abuse. His bond was set at $10 million.
Police were called to a home on Wednesday after receiving a report that Jones was attacking his wife and firing a gun at her. During the investigation, officers received a tip telling them to check for the decomposed body of a missing 7-year-old boy.
On the second day of the investigation, human remains were discovered near a barn on the property. Two women who used to babysit the couple’s children told KCTV that the living conditions in the home were deplorable. One of the former babysitters told investigators she fears that the child was fed to pigs after being beaten to death.
The pigs were added to the barn this fall and the 7-year-old went missing sometime between May 1 and Sept. 28, according to KCTV.
A family friend said the missing boy has special needs and was allegedly kept away from other children for fear he would hurt the other kids. She says they kept him in the basement, according to WDAF-TV.
Jones remained in jail after he made his first appearance in Wyandotte County District Court on Monday, November 30, 2015.
