Father chains girl to bed to stop her eating

The story of one father's drive to have his daughter make weight. You won't believe the lengths police say he went to - a length of chain, according to the allegations. The young teen girl is an athlete, and a successful one. But when she changed weight class - her father literally clamped down.

She holds world records for youth power lifting. She was vicious in the mixed marital arts ring. And her trainer Master Toddy says she has character.

"She has a heart. If she wants to be a fighter, she can be," Master Toddy said.



It is apparently what her father, Robert Blue wanted for her. But now he's been booked on multiple counts of child abuse and one charge of false imprisonment, for chaining his daughter up in their Las Vegas home.

According to a police report, she was kept shackled for three days this January - allowed out only to train, and eat small meals.

Blue told police he'd had his daughter on a diet. But he caught her sneaking peas and corn - food she wasn't allowed to have. Police say that in his statement, Bob Blue said he was frustrated that the diet wasn't working for his daughter. So he took a chain that had been on his refrigerator, and put it on her instead.

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