UPDATE: Aug. 29 at 1 p.m.
A second person has been charged in a criminal abuse case in which a physically disabled minor was allegedly starved by his mother, Sheena Wood, according to an indictment filed on Tuesday. Notably, Wood was arrested and charged in January with assault and criminal abuse.
The court documents read that between January 2022 and January 2024, Ryan Robertson-Griebel allegedly abused Woods’ son individually or alongside Woods, causing serious injury. In addition, Robertson-Griebel reportedly knew or had cause to know that a child was being abused and failed to report the abuse to authorities.
He is also facing charges of domestic violence assault for acting alone or with Woods to “wantonly engage in conduct which created a grave risk of death and thereby caused serious physical injury” to Woods’ son.
Robertson-Griebel also allegedly failed to report Woods’ abuse to authorities, a Class B misdemeanor. He is currently housed in the Franklin County Detention Center on a $100,000 full cash bond.
The documents listed that Robertson-Griebel has been charged with the following:
- Failure to report child dependency
- First-degree criminal abuse
- Assault in the first-degree domestic violence
Original Story:
Frankfort Police arrested 39-year-old Sheena Wood on Monday, charging her with assault, criminal abuse, and endangering the welfare of a minor.
As outlined in the arrest citation, Wood’s son, who is physically disabled, was being treated for bedsores at Norton Children's Hospital on January 11 when doctors discovered that he was in a concerning state of malnourishment, prompting them to contact a social worker.
Norton Children’s Hospital’s complaint to the social worker said in part, “the physically helpless juvenile was in near fatal condition.”
The condition noted in the citation is called Refeeding Syndrome, a potentially deadly disease that can happen when someone who is malnourished begins feeding again.
The social worker contacted Frankfort Police, who have charged Wood with Assault, 1st degree, Criminal Abuse, 1st degree, and Endangering the Welfare of a Minor.
Wood is being held at the Franklin County Regional Jail on a $25,000 cash bond.
