Handcuffed Over Hot Dogs: Child Chained to Basement Oil Tank After Mom Says He Ate Too Much | Crime Alert 6AM 01.21.26
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Why did a Pennsylvania mother handcuff her 11‑year‑old son to an oil tank?
Crime Alert, I'm Nancy Grace, breaking crime news now. Chasity Candelario says she was just trying to keep her son from eating too many hot dogs when she handcuffed the 11-year-old to an oil tank in the basement. After nearly 17 hours, the boy breaks free and calls 911. Straight out to Drew Nelson for more.
That's right, Nancy. Prosecutors say what this 11-year-old describes is not an isolated incident. Lebanon County, Pennsylvania District Attorney Pierre Hesgraff says the child told investigators this type of punishment is nothing new.
He sustains this type of treatment and has, and dates prior to this one, that he has not ever witnessed his siblings having the same punishments.
Graff tells WGAL the incident began earlier that morning when the child was confronted over his eating habits.
She starts berating him that he ate too many hot dogs. In the days prior, she saw it on the cameras, and he was going to get his punishment.
Graff says the punishment escalated as the child was taken into the basement.
Grabbed the handcuffs, and she actually handcuffed him to the fuel tank. Mom then leaves and goes about her day.
The child was left there alone in the basement for hours. Prosecutors say he eventually managed to get free, but feared what would happen when his mother returned.
He goes upstairs and he actually re-cuffs himself to his bed because the concern is when mom gets home and I'm not cuffed to the oil tank anymore, what's going to happen to me? What's going to happen to my siblings?
After nearly 17 hours without food, water, or a bathroom, prosecutors say the child was able to get a phone from a sibling and call 911. Police responded to the home, and the child's mother later admitted she had restrained him.
What did prosecutors reveal about the child’s prior punishments and his escape plan?
Chazity Candelario is being held in Lebanon County Prison with bail set at $100,000. Thanks, Drew.
More crime and justice news after this.
An Ohio nursing home resident dies from hypothermia after walking out an unlocked door overnight, later being found outside. Her family now filing suit as criminal charges move forward. WJW reports the civil lawsuit is pending in Cuyahoga County. Criminal charges against a nurse are also active. The case centers on what happened during a 10-hour gap when Alvera Muti was unaccounted for. She was 84 years old, a patient at the Avenue at Warrensville Care and Rehabilitation Center. On the evening of December 23, 2024, Mutie was last seen in her room around 8.40 p.m. She used a wheelchair and could not walk without help. A nurse checked in around 9.30 p.m. Mutie was gone. No missing person report was made.
No search was started. No supervisor or police were notified. The nurse later told police she assumes Mutie had left with a family member.
Even so... Did you check if somebody came in to grab her? Yeah, I checked to see if someone had came in. I did not see that.
How did the 911 call unfold and what were the immediate police actions?
Okay.
There was no visitor sign-out record. The exit door near Mutie's room was unlocked. It led to stairs and an outdoor patio. The door locked behind her and could not be opened from the outside. Around 12.36 a.m., the nurse says she tried calling family members. No one answered. She continued her shift. Around 6.30 a.m., the nurse told her supervisor she had not seen Mutie all night. A code purple was finally called.
My name is Amber. I'm calling from the Avenue. I have a resident who eloped. and she is missing.
Police responded shortly after 7.30 a.m. Mutie was found outside on the patio. She was lying on her back in a corner. She was unresponsive and cold to the touch. She was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead later that morning. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death environmental exposure with hypothermia.
What led to the arrest and bail details for Chazity Candelario?
Mutie's brother arrived after learning she had been found.
I never got a call at night. I got a call this morning. I don't know what they do there, okay? But something's wrong.
The nurse on duty was Amber Henderson. She was later indicted on one count of involuntary manslaughter, one count of patient neglect, and one count of tampering with records.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why did a Pennsylvania mother handcuff her 11‑year‑old son to an oil tank?
0:00–1:39
2
What did prosecutors reveal about the child’s prior punishments and his escape plan?
1:39–2:58
3
How did the 911 call unfold and what were the immediate police actions?
2:58–3:49
4
What led to the arrest and bail details for Chazity Candelario?
3:49–5:15
5
How did an Ohio nursing home resident die from hypothermia after an unlocked door?
5:15–6:35
6
What criminal charges and lawsuits are facing the nurse and facility in the Ohio case?
6:35–7:16
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