Man kept baby in home with dead cats, animal feces and maggots, deputies say

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. —

A Lake County man is dealing with infant abuse costs in Lake County after deputies mentioned a toddler changed into pulled from a home filed with maggots, flies, cockroaches, fleas and in poor health cats.

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Mark Cameron, 31, is charged with child abuse and neglect fees after a young boy became pulled from a home that had 15 cats inner, including one dead cat.

Deputies talked about cat feces have been far and wide in the apartment, together with maggots, bugs, and garbage.

in response to an arrest affidavit, the boy regularly smelled so unhealthy that his academics would exchange his clothing when he arrived at college.

Investigators said the child within the domestic had no approach to wash because there was no operating water.

A lifeless cat changed into present in the apartment on correct of the showering machine, and the child informed investigators there were more dead cats in drawers throughout the residence as smartly, in accordance with the arrest affidavit.

Investigators spoke of they had to don hazmat fits and face masks as a result of there became such a powerful smell coming from the domestic, the affidavit stated.

The detective who wrote the arrest affidavit said Cameron changed into now not automatically arrested on scene because he crucial to be decontaminated via the fire branch.

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