Woman is jailed after three-year-old boy with bruises on his genitals was found beaten with a garbage bag tied around his neck 

  • Mechele Ann Robinson, 45, was entrusted to take care of the boy in Springfield, Oregon, after his mother went to prison in August for theft
  • A relative dropped by her house and found boy asleep inside a garbage bag
  • It was tied around his neck, and he had been bruises from kitchen utensils
  • He also had bruises on his penis after Robinson allegedly put a clamp on it to punish him for wetting the bed, police said
  • She faces charges of criminal mistreatment, assault and reckless endangering

By Jessica Chia For Dailymail.com

Published: 12:40 EST, 4 February 2017 | Updated: 12:40 EST, 4 February 2017

Mechele Robinson, 45, was arrested after a boy entrusted in her care had been beaten

A woman was arrested after a three-year-old boy in her care was found beaten and asleep inside a garbage bag with bruises on his genitals, police said.

Mechele Ann Robinson, 45, was entrusted to take care of the boy after his mother was sent to prison in August, according to a Springfield police detective in Oregon.

The boy, who was found sleeping inside a garbage bag tied around his neck, is now safe in the care of his grandmother. 

Robinson faces charges of criminal mistreatment, assault and reckless endangering.

A relative went to her home on 10th Street on Tuesday evening, and found the boy sleeping on the floor of her room, according to Detective David Lewis.

She was alarmed to find him inside a garbage bag tied around his neck and called the police, Lewis said.

When the boy emerged, he was covered in bruises after he was beaten with kitchen utensils, Lewis said. 

He also also bruises on his penis from a plastic clamp Robinson reportedly used to punish the boy for wetting the bed, Lewis said. The clamp was not on his body when he was found.

The three-year-old was examined, but did not require medical treatment. 

The boy, who was covered in bruises, was found sleeping inside a garbage bag tied around his neck. He is now safe in the care of his grandmother, while Robinson is held in jail (above)

Lewis told NBC: 'There's quite a pattern of abuse here that keeps getting uncovered slowly, so we're not done. 

'I don't think we know all of the abuse yet. The child's talkative, but he's a 3-year-old child.'

Robinson is held in Lane County Jail and scheduled to appear in court on March 9. 

The boy's biological mom is serving time for theft, and will be released at the earliest in January 2018, the Register Guard reported. 

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