Woman Finds Starving Child Trapped In The Closet And Doesn’t Let Her Parents Get Away With it

Tracy Harrell is the owner of the Randleman Enrichment Center, a daycare center in Randleman, North Carolina. She accompanied police officers during a welfare check on a little girl who may have attended her daycare center. Upon arriving at the home, it initially appeared empty. However, they heard the desperate cries of a young girl from inside, responding to her name called by the officers.

The door to the home was locked, prompting Harrell to crawl through a window on the front porch. What she discovered inside left her in shock. Underneath the staircase was a closet, and it was from behind this closet door that the little girl’s voice had come.

Harrell described the harrowing scene, saying, “Her feet were black, her little hands were shaky. She had bitten all her nails down until they were bleeding. Hair was shaved, what wasn’t had been pulled out so she had bald spots all over her head. Her face was dirty and cut up, and she had bruises around her neck.”

Harrell immediately recognized the 5-year-old girl from her daycare center, remembering her distinctive features, such as her little blonde curls and big blue eyes. Harrell added, “There was never a day when she left and she wouldn’t say, ‘I love you Miss Tracy.'”

It was unclear how long the little girl had been trapped in the closet, as she had no access to food or water and was covered in bruises and burns. Harrell comforted the traumatized child, who clung to her and begged her not to leave. The girl had not eaten breakfast that morning and couldn’t remember her last meal.

Police officers also discovered rat poison in the closet with the abused girl, but fortunately, she had not touched or attempted to eat it.

The parents, Adam Byrd and Crystal Carnahan, were arrested and charged with abuse, neglect, and assault with a weapon. The 5-year-old is now in the custody of the Department of Social Services, with hopes that she will soon find a loving and safe home where she can heal from her ordeal.