Mom Who Left Disabled 21-Year-Old Child in Woods Facing Charges

The mother of a 21-year-old quadriplegic man found alone in the woods several days after she allegedly left him there faces multiple charges, according to NBC-10 Philadelphia.

Police say that Nyia Parler, 41, of Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia, left her son, who suffers from cerebral palsy, in the middle of Cobbs Creek Park last Monday, then boarded a bus to visit her boyfriend in Montgomery County, Maryland, philly.com reports.

According to reports, a pedestrian discovered the man Friday night, on top of a pile of leaves and under a blanket, with a bible. He was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for treatment from dehydration and malnutrition.

Parler has also been taken to a hospital for an undisclosed reason, philly.com says. When she is discharged, it is expected that police will charge her with aggravated assault, neglect of a care-dependent person, unlawful restraint, kidnapping and false imprisonment.