This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-28061539
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Boy found in basement now living with mother | Boy found in basement now living with mother |
| (about 7 hours later) | |
| A 12-year-old found in his father's basement after being missing for 11 days is in the custody of his mother. | A 12-year-old found in his father's basement after being missing for 11 days is in the custody of his mother. |
| Police in Detroit say they are not allowing Charlie Bothuell to have contact with his father or stepmother. | Police in Detroit say they are not allowing Charlie Bothuell to have contact with his father or stepmother. |
| Investigators have not ruled out abuse but the father, also Charles, denies he has ever harmed his son. | Investigators have not ruled out abuse but the father, also Charles, denies he has ever harmed his son. |
| Police officers found the boy behind a clutter of boxes on Wednesday. His father was being interviewed on television when he learned the news. | Police officers found the boy behind a clutter of boxes on Wednesday. His father was being interviewed on television when he learned the news. |
| Mr Bothuell was appealing to HLN viewers for help when presenter Nancy Grace said Charlie - feared dead by police - was found alive and well. | Mr Bothuell was appealing to HLN viewers for help when presenter Nancy Grace said Charlie - feared dead by police - was found alive and well. |
| The father appeared to be stunned and said "What?" | The father appeared to be stunned and said "What?" |
| He told the presenter his family, Detroit police and FBI had searched the basement several times. Earlier in the day, the police said they feared the boy was dead. | He told the presenter his family, Detroit police and FBI had searched the basement several times. Earlier in the day, the police said they feared the boy was dead. |
| "God, they brought dogs, everything... Everybody has searched," Charles Bothuell IV said. "Oh God, my son." | |
| Police also confirmed to local media they had searched the family's basement with a cadaver dog, adding investigators were not sure Charlie had been in the basement for the full 11 days. | Police also confirmed to local media they had searched the family's basement with a cadaver dog, adding investigators were not sure Charlie had been in the basement for the full 11 days. |
| The boy's stepmother was also arrested on Thursday for violating her probation on a misdemeanour gun charge. | |
| Mark Magidson, the couple's lawyer, told reporters her arrest was "highly disingenuous" and said he had advised her not to talk to investigators unless he was present. | |
| As he left a court hearing for his wife on Friday, Mr Bothuell told reporters: "I have something to say, but I can't right now." | |
| Charlie was given medical attention at a nearby hospital after he was found, with Police Sgt Mike Woody telling US media the boy was "doing fine". | |
| "I've never seen anything quite like this," Detroit Police Chief James Craig told reporters on Wednesday. "But the outcome - I couldn't be happier." | "I've never seen anything quite like this," Detroit Police Chief James Craig told reporters on Wednesday. "But the outcome - I couldn't be happier." |