She abused him.Very Harshly..:(
Dave pelzers mom died of cardiac arrest in 1992
she was on crack and Dave pelzer didnt do crack so she abused him for not following her footsteps
She died of a heart attack in her sleep in 1992
She abused Dave. She punished him in ways that are unthinkable. She should of had all her kids taken away and her put in jail.