![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/starving-girls-leaps-from-first-floor-window-with-teddy-to-find-food-after-parents-refuse/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_us-couple.jpg&description=Ryan Keith Hardman and Ellio M. Hardman have been arrested after their eight-year-old daughter jumped out of a window to go to a store and beg for food in Arnoldsburg, West Virginia A child escaped her home to beg for food at a nearby shop in a heartbreaking incident. The eight-year-old girl in Arnoldsburg, West Virginia, USA, jumped out of a first-floor window of her home and went to a Family Dollar store to beg for food and water. Her parents, Ryan Keith Hardman and Ellio M. Hardman, both 33, have been charged with felony gross neglect of a child. The girl told store staff that her parents refused to feed her and often told her she was unwanted. She had only eaten one sandwich in the last three days, given to her by one of her siblings. One of the workers, who has not been named, told local media: "The little girl, she came through the store, just walked straight up to us was like, 'I'm hungry, my mom and dad don't want me no more, do you have anything I can eat?'" According to a criminal complaint seen by WOWK-TV, the child walked into the store barefoot and holding a teddy bear. She reportedly told staff that she escaped through her home's window because her parents didn't allow her to go outside. The store staff provided her with snacks while they called the police. The authorities found that the parents were unaware of the child's absence and discovered drug paraphernalia in their home. "She felt dehydrated because she hadn't drunk enough water and wanted to see if the Family Dollar had anything for her to eat," a police spokesperson said. They added: "Her parents told her she had an attitude and when they think she has an attitude, they tell her she's not being good and they don't want her.." The police also said: "This was not the first time they told her they didn't want her." The girl and her three siblings were taken out of the home. The parents, Ryan Keith Hardman and Ellio M. Hardman are currently in custody on a cash-only bond of $100,000 (£77,830). An){kind=link}
Ryan Keith Hardman and Ellio M. Hardman have been arrested after their eight-year-old daughter jumped out of a window to go to a store and beg for food in Arnoldsburg, West Virginia
A child escaped her home to beg for food at a nearby shop in a heartbreaking incident.
The eight-year-old girl in Arnoldsburg, West Virginia, USA, jumped out of a first-floor window of her home and went to a Family Dollar store to beg for food and water.
Her parents, Ryan Keith Hardman and Ellio M. Hardman, both 33, have been charged with felony gross neglect of a child.
The girl told store staff that her parents refused to feed her and often told her she was unwanted. She had only eaten one sandwich in the last three days, given to her by one of her siblings.