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picion of abusing to girl but to noticed problems with the TuckAt that time she testified at a has seem them while shopping ers’- treatment of their oldest preliminary hearing the girl for groceriea at a local stare adopted daughter could only watch while to Tuck“I got some pretty steely During to drive west in Octosaid 1 feel bad for ers’ other children opened their glares” ber 1996 Tuckers kept Christmas presents She hadn’t tearing their family apart but girl strapped into her car seat for gotten any because had been when it gets down to it (to girl) to entire trip with no food water naughty Mangum recalled her would have been dead in a few or even to allow her to use the saying Meanwhile Mangum said she’s It was nearly a year later — “They’d stop and let their dogs after being told repeatedly looking forward to an upcoming out to pee but not her” to said could not see to girl during subvisit with the gills whom Then she said they left the girl sequent visits to to Thtor home hasn’t seen since before she in wet soiled clothing for several — lint dm wllwl urtinritim turned in their parents She “It wore and wore on roe” days even after they arrived in says Division of Family Sendees Jtahr— said Still she was nnsure workers toll her bot are doing I'i’rfil ' Then when Lynn Mangum v vdL children in to feed boundaries It wasn’t until “She’s gained lots of weight” brought them Chris and Becky got angry saw to photos of to gid tint to said“Ithipk alLto needed at her fro giving girl food full horror of what happened sank just lots of love and refused to spend the night in to to to to to to to to to a - to to to to vu - ed DynastarOakley?Burton7MtnlHardwearTSmith7Marin7Marmot parental rights was “devastating” for couple “They cried for a ' long timer Savage said suf- to syn- drome and defense attorneys said that was expected to be key to The Tuckers’ two biological their defense But Wyatt said children ages 14 and 15 will remain in the couple’s custody “I to not ma’am” prosecutors could prove conclu“Did you see the condition of sively the girl didn’t have the but a guardian ad litem will be her bottom the severe bruises syndrome responsible fro assuring their and the skeletal nature of the “They’ve provided all kinds of behaved the excuses for why “If I find anything is wrong body? Did you witness that?” with "Yes I did” said these two children in your behaved” Wyatt way “How to later: “It’s our position tint care Til have you in jail ao fast get in this condition?” behaved that way because your head will spin” Lewis “I neglected her care” Tucker was treated so poony” warned “Did you see fungus on her “The Tickers are pretty good at duping people” Mangum said' hasn’t had Mangum aaid heat Tuckers to “It was left to decide who would take which plea” he said Relinquishing steel bedsprings The girl had reportedly fered from fetal alcohol to with them tooting instead to go to stay in their new home which Relieved : feet?” NOW um IIS GONE c I - well-bein- g to to to to to As part Attorneys of to plea bargain Tuckers agreed to give up to cus- tody immediately T)ur perspective on a case like this is first and foremoat on victims” he said1 “We want two little girls to get on the path Continued from Page 1 to to on separate child abuse charges to rest Chris Tucker pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degr- ee felony child abuse while of healing” The Tuckers also have two natursons and a hearing has been aet for April 1 to determine whether Tutors’ wiU retain them of custody During Wednesday’s hearing Wyatt said Judge Leslie Lewis had a visible reaction when she saw pictures of bow al-barn Becky Tucker’s charge was e reduced to a felony as part of a plea bargain in 3rd to third-degre- i District Court in Salt Lake CSty plea barCommenting on gain this morning Cache County to Attorney Scott Wyatt said he wanted to take the case to trial but didn’t because he was interested in to welfare of to children “This is one of the hardest cases fro me to plea because I simply wanted to try them” Wyatt said Had'I Wyatt not agreed to reduce to charges against Becky Dicker a six-da-y trial win scheduled to start March 16 But Wyatt said it could have taken up to a year for state to officially terminate custody of 7 year-ol-d abused girl andanotb- - to to girl looked when she was pulled out of to Rickers’ basement in November by deputy sheriffs “Her reaction was so noticeable and all of a sudden everyhearing” thing changed in Wyatt said to A report filed by the Cache County Sheriff’s Office stated she looked like a concentration-cam- p victim when a detective went into to basement where she had allegedly been locked for to five months She was severely malnourished with red marks all er adopted daughter over her body and her acalp was who vu under toir care liftovL infested with lice according to had gone to trial No abuse or to report Lewis began demanding Chris neglect was alleged to have been inflicted on to£yei Tucker tell her what he did to i make her look like that said After some stalling said he had underfed her and put her life in danger Wyatt said Ticker’s two public One of defenders Minium Demler said toy really didn’t have a choice other than to ty- i Recycle America ADSwmtM)ardCLOTHINGla PQI0B ADRen3iniiJgD0AHD88D00T8— pugO'OFf C0CCIE8 CLOVES HAIS 18 PDI6B to plea-barga- in The Tuckers had originally to contended girl had fetal alcohol syndrome rod was difficult to take care of because of it However Demler said his own expert witness concluded the j USEDSiaS:?- girl did not have fetal alcohol ’ That admission by the defense’s own witness would have negated a key aspect of to "The case came down to the fact they were going to be guilty of something" Dertor said “Basically they knew they did wMrtdwg wrong” he said “And they knew it was time to face RENTAL BOARDS pI GREAT QUALITY Demler said the Rickers’ still contend to girl was difficult to handle because she had been abused before they adopted her Sentencing in to case is scheduled for May 14 The prosecution says it will request the judge inqmse prison time 8 OTHER SEMMISED GEAR to However :- RENTAL SNOWSDOES Ttatonr defense r GREAT PRICES f - ffltICHDfflOESBYtlEnBHVMraUK VANS mu 4 :RpBflEBJISERv ' OUTEBWEAH Tutor syndrome 1 "vV - recycle locani It lira nODDA’S OUTFITTEnS 77 EL Csla Docdssa Lc£a 752-200- 4 sn BOARD HIKE BIKE SALES RCTTALS SERVICE i |