Dad charged with beating sons with ladder (Rock Hill, South Carolina)

Dad is identified as PHILLIP BOYD. No mention of a mother in this home. Is there one?

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Rock Hill dad charged with beating sons with ladderFrom Newspaper Partner The Rock Hill Herald

Rock Hill Herald
Posted: 2:53 pm EST January 19, 2012

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- A Rock Hill man is accused of beating his sons with the ladder from their bunk bed, officials say. Phillip Boyd, 36, was arrested early Thursday on charges of unlawful conduct of a child, according to Rock Hill police records. He is in Rock Hill City Jail awaiting a bond hearing.

The charges stem from Aug. 25, when a school official noticed an 8-year-old boy had three knots on the top of his head, according to a Rock Hill police report. The boy said his father had hit him in the head with a brush and his fist at home.

The 10-year-old brother told DSS officials that their father hits them all the time, the report states. He said his father also uses the ladder of his bunk bed to beat them sometimes.

After a lengthy investigation, Boyd was charged.