A Texas mother was arrested for allegedly abusing her 11-year-old autistic son by locking him up in horrific conditions at her mobile home on Homan Street in Baytown.
The Baytown Police Department said a police officer was called to the home of 41-year-old Rachel Nicole Blaylock in May and reported the strong smell of fecal matter and the presence of numerous flies.
The son reportedly had dried fecal matter under his nails and on his face, arms, and hands.
She said the smell was "bad enough she nearly threw up."
Blaylock reportedly told the officer that her son had trouble going to the bathroom and would often toss his "poop" in his room and into the hallway.
The officer said she saw dried fecal matter on the floor of the home.
Blaylock began locking her son in his room after he ra