Horrified mum returns home to find man had son strapped to bunk bed with cable ties

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A horrified mum returned home to find her son strapped to a bunk bed with cable ties. Jonathan Ladley, 39, admitted to child cruelty after a 'totally inappropriate' reaction, reports Hull Live.

The incident occurred back in 2020, when the mother went out shopping to return home to the scary scene. Hull Crown Court heard that whilst she was out Ladley tied the boy to a bed frame using cable ties.Michele Stuart-Lofthouse, prosecuting, says the 39-year-old put one around his wrist, another attached to the post and a third cable linking the two together.The mother was terrified to see her son being treated in such a horrific manner.

The prosecutor said: "She recalls feeling scared when she saw him tied up.""She had demanded a pair of scissors. The boy was also upset."He was distressed.

Ladley denied having any cable ties or tying the boy to the bed in a police interview where he made no comment to police questions.However, he eventually changed his story as the case was originally listed for trial but he changed his plea.