STRUTHERS The case of a Struthers woman accused of abusing and malnourishing her seven-year-old son is now in the hands of a grand jury.

A Struthers Municipal Court employee tells 21 News the felony case of 33-year-old Kamille Hibbitt was bound over to the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas, where a grand jury will decide if there is enough evidence to indict her.

Hibbitt is charged with felonious assault and child endangerment following the hospitalization of a seven-year-old boy suffering from severe injuries.

Police say Hibbitt brought the boy to the hospital on October 14, with hospital staff telling police the boy was unconscious and covered in bruises.

A criminal complaint further alleges that the boy's core temperature was just 85 degrees, his sodium level was significantly lower than normal and he had no pulse in his legs.

Additionally, the complaint alleges that the boy weighed 29 pounds, a significant weight loss from the 44 pounds he had weighed the previous year.

Hibbitt allegedly told hospital staff she delayed seeking care for him because she was afraid she would be accused of abuse due to the bruises.

The boy was last reported to be in critical, but stable condition.

Thirty-year-old Essence Revely is also charged in this case with felonious assault and child endangerment, as well as tampering with evidence. Court records show Revley's case has also been bound over to a grand jury. 

In addition, Hibbitt is also charged with misdemeanor child endangerment in connection with a case from March of 2024, when police say the same child was seen running outside in 30-degree weather with no shoes on begging neighbors for food.

That case is still ongoing in Struthers Municipal Court, with Hibbitt due back for a hearing November 3.

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