Taos County Child Abuse Suspect in Court Tuesday

A GEORGIA MAN ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING HIS YOUNG SON IS IN JAIL IN TAOS COUNTY, ALONG FOUR OTHER PEOPLE. AND SIRAJ WAHHAJ IS EXPECTED IN A COURTROOM TUESDAY FOR HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE. THE MISSING BOY, WHO TURNED 4 YEARS OLD ON MONDAY, STILL HASN’T BEEN FOUND.

WAHHAJ, WHO’S FROM GEORGIA, WAS TRACKED DOWN BY POLICE TO A COMPOUND NEAR AMALIA, NEW MEXICO…NEAR THE COLORADO STATE LINE… LAST FRIDAY AND WAS ARRESTED. HE’S CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE, AS ARE THREE WOMEN AND ANOTHER MAN LIVING AT THE COMPOUND. POLICE ALSO FOUND 11 STARVING CHILDREN AT THE COMPOUND. THEY’RE NOW IN CYFD CUSTODY.

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