Police are investigating an unbelievably horrible child abuse case, after a toddler was found partly clothed and seriously injured, wandering through heavy traffic on a major B-type road multi-lane thoroughfare, in the busy shopping district of the neighbouring suburb of Queensbury.

The three year old girl was found with multiple bites, cuts, bruises, and a broken arm and collarbone. There also is evidence of sexual abuse around her genetalia. After being in hospital for two days, the 3-year old is now in foster care. The child's father--a 15 year old boy, and his 33-year old mother, are both being held over by the police on multiple charges. The pair were living at a local motel, and were in charge of looking after the child while its mother was away.

Because the father is under 16, he is being charged as a "youthful offender," However, New York state law does allow in youthful offenses of a very serious nature--in this case the sexual assult, for children under 16 to be tried as adults, in extenuating circumstances, and that does seem a likely scenario for this young man. Crimes involving death, rape and extreme violence can change a juvenile's protective status under New York state law. This is also the case in the neighbouring state of Vermont.

The grandmother reportedly left the child unattended "for a few minutes," before coming back to find her missing. The grandmother also admitted to giving the child large quantities of the drug "Benedryl" for no apparent reason, other than to keep her calm. It is thought that no only the 15 year old father had sexually abused the girl, but also his 12 year old brother as well, when the family resided in South Carolina, though charges have not yet been brought against the 12 year old in either state.

The family had moved to the Glens Falls area, to be closer to the grandmother's fiance's family, whom reside in the neighbouring state of Vermont.