CHILD ABUSE CONVICTION Eastern Panhandle Man Convicted On Felony Child Abuse Charges
Reported by: Associated Press
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Feb. 14, 2013 10:21 AM EST
Updated: Feb. 14, 2013 10:26 AM EST
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Martinsburg, Berkeley County
, West Virginia
A Bunker Hill man accused of abusing five children in 2009 has been convicted of four felony counts of child abuse causing injury. He was acquitted on eight similar counts.
A Berkeley County jury rendered split verdicts Wednesday for both Nathan Snyder, 29, and Christina Snyder, 43.
She was convicted of misdemeanor domestic battery for punching one child in the stomach. She was acquitted of felony child abuse charges.
Christina Snyder will be sentenced April 11.
Nathan Snyder's lawyer told media outlets he'll likely appeal.
The victims were an 8-year-old girl, a 12-year-old boy and two 14-year-old boys.
The Snyders were accused of burning the children with cigarettes, shooting them with bottle rockets and BB guns, beating them with a riding crop and a metal spoon, and other abuses.
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