Overview
- Virginia Lujan, 55, was arrested and charged with child abuse following the death of her 13-year-old granddaughter in Tempe, Arizona.
- The teenager, who had the mental capacity of a 3-year-old, was reportedly kept in a feces-filled makeshift cage as a form of 'discipline.'
- The girl was found unresponsive, covered in bruises and sores in various stages of healing, and later pronounced dead at a hospital.
- Police described the home as disorderly and unhygienic, with four other children, aged 2 to 15, removed by child protective services.
- The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be filed as authorities uncover more evidence.