LEXINGTON, N.C. – A Lexington family court judge on Wednesday allowed a young boy, who had been abused while living in foster care, to be permanently reunited with his biological mother who will have full custody of him.
NBC Charlotte is not naming the mother or the boy, who was 11-years-old when Union County deputies who were investigating an animal complaint, found him handcuffed to a porch with a dead chicken around his neck.
The boy was one of several foster children who had been taken in by Wanda Sue Larson and Dorian Harper.
Larson was a supervisor for the Department of Social Services in Union County. Both she and Harper were arrested.
The boy's mother said after the judge issued his ruling, "I was shocked, but I'm so happy and I can't wait for the future."
She said what happened to her son and the fact that nobody knew the conditions he was living in is why DSS needs to make some serious changes.
"It is time to start thinking about the kids and truly visiting the kids if they are in foster care. They have to have some kind of visitation."
Wanda Sue Larson pleaded guilty to child abuse and was released from prison earlier this year.
Dorian Harper is still behind bars serving six to 10 years for child abuse.
The boy's mother says she will celebrate by taking her son and sister out for ice cream.
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