NEW PORT RICHEY, FL (WFLA) –
A judge ruled on Monday that two children pulled from a fire in Pasco County will not be able to go home with their parents.
5-year-old Kenneth Ledbetter and 6-year-old James Taylor were rescued from a home in Spring Hill Friday and airlifted to Tampa General Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, when the home caught on fire. Over the weekend, the children were taken into protective custody.
Their parents Tammie and Jesse Ledbetter said they were escorted out of the hospital by law enforcement.
Court documents said “the children appear to be malnourished and their teeth are rotting out of their mouths.”
“Both children were examined by doctors at Tampa General Hospital and found to be in the 1st percentile for weight-to-height,” court documents also revealed.
A judge decided to leave the children under state supervision. Both James and Kenneth will be…
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