FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) — Two Salyersville women have been indicted in Magoffin County in connection with the alleged abuse of a child under the age of 12.

Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Friday that a Magoffin County Grand Jury indicted 26-year-old Destiny Brown and 36-year-old Melissa Howard on one count each of first-degree criminal abuse involving a child 12 or younger, a Class B felony.

According to the indictment, the alleged abuse happened between October 2024 and July 2025.

Court records allege Howard, who had custody of the child, withheld food as punishment, confined the child inside the home without access to food or bathroom facilities, and physically abused the child. Brown is also accused of physically abusing the child and withholding food and bathroom access.

Kentucky State Police investigated the case. The indictment is an accusation, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.