Babysitters starve kids for 6 days, force them to drink urine, make other children beat them

TOWANDA, Pa. -- (WNEP) -- Two babysitters are locked up after state police said they beat, starved, and forced two children to drink their own urine. Pennsylvania State Police said Shyann Hills and Jayako Frye were watching a 7-year-old and a 9-year-old for six days. In that time, troopers said the couple tied the kids up, and they wouldn't let the children eat, sleep, or even use the bathroom.

Troopers took Hills and Frye into custody from their trailer on Crimson Maple Drive in Rome. They face a slew of charges, including aggravated assault. The two children needed to be hospitalized after the abuse they endured.

State police said the couple forced the young kids to lie down in a planking position with sharp nails underneath them, so if the kids went down, they would fall onto the nails. Troopers said Hills and Frye also tied the kids to a dog cage and a cabinet. The couple also forced other children to hit the victims while they were restrained.

Hills and Frye are both locked up in the Bradford County jail, Hills on a $500,000 bail and Frye on $750,000.