Custodial dad, girlfriend charged in assault of 4-year-old son on life support; what happened to Mom? (McNairy County, Tennessee)

We posted on this case before dad was identified. Now he is identified as ANTHONY DILLWORTH, and he is obviously custodial for this ongoing abuse not to have been detected earlier. Notice that there is STILL not a single word on what happened to the mother of this child, or how or why she was shoved out of the picture. When two obviously abusive people manage to eliminate the mother, that question should be raised--but seldom is in the media.

http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/crime/2014/08/01/charges-of-child-abuse-filed-against-couple-in-mcnairy-county/13481293/

Father of 4-year-old, girlfriend charged with abuse

By David Thomas, 4:20 p.m. CDT August 1, 2014

The McNairy County Sheriff's Office has officially charged two adults in a child abuse case involving a 4-year-old boy, who remains on life support at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis.

The child's father, Anthony Dillworth, 39, of Adamsville, has been charged with child abuse, and his girlfriend Kyrie Kyle, 26, is charged with aggravated child abuse and aggravated assault.

Both are being held at the McNairy County Justice Center in Selmer.

Dillworth also has charges pending in Shelby County.

The 4-year-old suffered a head injury while at a residence in Adamsville under the care of Kyle, the Sheriff's Office said.

The investigation revealed evidence of ongoing abuse, evidenced by multiple injuries in varies stages of healing, investigators said.