Three arrested on child abuse charges in Bedford County

Shirley Venable (Left), Arsean Hobbs (Middle), and Yvette Hobbs (Right) (Copyright by WSLS - All rights reserved)

BEDFORD COUNTY (WSLS 10) - Three people are facing multiple charges in connection to a child abuse case out of Lynch Station.

The Bedford County Sheriff's Office said at 9:50 p.m. Monday, June 22, 911 dispatchers received a call reporting possible child abuse along Mt. Airy Road. After arriving on scene and investigating the complaint, deputies contacted Bedford County Social Services Child Protection investigators.

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The following day, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office arrested Arsean Jermaine Hobbs, 32, Yvette Nicole Hobbs, 38, and Shirley Mae Venable, 67.

All three people live along Mount Airy Road in Lynch Station. Deputies say each were charged with felony child abuse, neglect of a child and disregard of human life - which is a class 6 felony.

To protect the identity of the victim, the victim's relationship to the defendants is not being released.

All three were taken to the Bedford Adult Detention Center.