This is true.
There was a case in Blackstock, Ontario a couple years ago where the guardians of a pair of boys used to lock them in kennels made of cribs. They were underfed, beaten pretty regularly and generally subject to years of emotional abuse.
This lasted for 13 years.
Here is a link to the article in question.
My reason for mentioning this is, through wonderfully reliable anecdotal evidence, my friend's sister's friend used to live in blackstock and went to the same primary school as these kids. She said they were skinnier than usual, acted pretty weird and always wore shitty, ragged clothes, but never once mentioned their abuse to any other student or adult.
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