Internet site: Mauerova allegedly abused both sons

The news internet site idnes.cz has reported that Klara Mauerova - in custody for the alleged abuse of her 7-year-old son Ondrej - also abused her other son, Jakub. The server cites information police have broadened charges against the mother. Mrs Mauerova has been in custody ever since it was discovered in May that she had locked her son Ondrej in a room in the basement, having bound him naked, hand and foot. He was reportedly forced to eat off the floor, and to use a bucket for bodily needs. It is believed he was kept repeatedly in gruesome conditions over a period of months. Mrs Mauerova could face up to 12 years in prison if found guilty in the case, while her sister Katerina, also suspected of involvement, could face up to 8 years behind bars.