Indiana Woman Whose Infant Was Disfigured in a Rat Attack Gets Probation

Published on October 26, 2024

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—An Indiana woman who pleaded guilty to neglect after a rat attacked her 6-month-old son and left him with disfiguring injuries has been sentenced to probation, weeks after her husband received a lengthy prison term. A Vanderburgh County judge sentenced Angel Schonabaum, 29, to four years in prison on Thursday but gave her credit for a year she has already served and suspended the remaining three years to probation, the Evansville Courier & Press reported. Schonabaum pleaded guilty to a felony count of neglect of a dependent in September. Her attorney didn’t immediately respond to a Friday message seeking comment....

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