Mother forces boy to stand naked outside as punishment

Simone Roundtree (30) stands accused along with her friend Katrina Batista (27) of forcing Roundtree's 10-year-old son to stand outside in subfreezing temperatures as a punishment.

Both are charged with conspiracy and endangering the welfare of a child. Roundtree was held on $2,000 bail while Batista was held on $8,000 bail. New Castle County Police Cpl. Trinidad Navarro said the boy had been forced to sleep on a box spring on a basement floor and had a bucket for a toilet.

The 10-year-old boy is now in state custody.