West Virginia woman handcuffed children together, locked them in room, officials say

A West Virginia woman is behind bars after authorities said she locked two children in a room and handcuffed them together.

According to the Herald-Mail, 34-year-old Yasman Marie Ridley, of Martinsburg, was arrested last week after two siblings, a 10-year-old girl and 9-year-old boy, told police that they had been handcuffed to each other every night for a week or longer in a room locked with a belt. The handcuffs were removed in the mornings or if they had to eat or use the restroom, authorities said.