Augusta Press · Sep 3, 2026 · Greg Rickabaugh

Rotten food, maggots and human waste found where six children lived in Augusta

An Augusta mother was arrested after authorities found her six children living in a home without toilets or running water and filled with human waste, rotten food, maggots, and trash.

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Augusta mother charged after six children found in filthy home

Tisheika Washington, 33, was booked Sept. 1 in Richmond County on six counts of second-degree cruelty to children.

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Cruelty To Children In The Second Degree

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