[VIDEO] Brave boy, 13, Who was ‘locked in a basement for 11 days’ Testifies Against his Father and Stepmother and Revealing he Attempted SUICIDE to Escape

The heartbreaking testimony of a 13-year old boy, Charlie Bothuell, *allegedly* locked in a basement for 11 days. He testifies against his own father and stepmother in court, and the things he has to say are absolutely horrifying:

He revealed his treatment was so horrific, he attempted suicide in a bid to escape his parents’ torture.

Taking the stand against Charlie Bothuell IV and Monique Dillard-Bothuell on Tuesday, Charlie Bothuell, who was 12 when he was found in the basement, described the horrors of his home life.

‘It was a very terrible place to be,’ he told the court of his family’s Detroit townhouse. ‘I was expected to do everything perfectly. I was never given any leeway, to make a mistake and learn from it.’

Police officers who dramatically rescued the youngster on the eleventh day of a wide-scale search for him also found a blanket, cereal box, drinks bottles and a bowl of chicken bones in the tiny room.

The hearing is meant to determine if there is enough evidence to send Bothuell IV and his partner to trial on charges of torture and child abuse. A 36th District Court judge will make the decision.

During Tuesday’s testimony, Charlie did not look at the prosecutor as he described how he was educated at home from 2012. His daily routine involved waking up at 5am for a protein shake.

He was then forced to endure vigorous workouts that lasted up to two hours, followed by a shower, math and science lessons with old books, chores and another workout, he told the court.

‘What would happen if you didn’t do this routine?’ asked the prosecutor. Charlie replied: ‘I would get in trouble, a whipping.’ The youngster said he tried to run away aged 11, but police found him.

After he was returned home, ‘I was told to basically lay across the dining room table and was spanked on the butt with a wooden stick and then a plastic PVC pipe,’ Charlie told the court.

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