The boy and his foster parents attended the Thursday sentencing hearing for 43-year-old Jennifer Wooldridge (pictured) and her husband - Rocky Wooldridge, 50

The 11-year-old boy who was taken from his grandparents' home by Iowa's Department of Health 'dreaded being alive,' his foster mother shared during the couple's sentencing hearing.

The boy and his foster parents attended the Thursday sentencing hearing for 43-year-old Jennifer Wooldridge and her husband - Rocky Wooldridge, 50.

They had been arrested in May after human service workers noted that the boy had injuries that were consistent with abuse and was barely allowed out of his bedroom.

'Why did you lie? I don't like liars like you and your stupid husband,' the victim's impact statement stated, according to the Des Moines Register.

The Knoxville couple was charged with kidnapping, child endangerment and neglect of a dependent.

Jennifer was able to secure a deal where she pleaded guilty to a charge of child endangerment causing bodily injury, resulting in her receiving three years probation.

The former nurse secured the plea deal after her husband was sentenced to 30 years in prison on November 21 after pleading guilty to two counts of neglect of a dependent person and two counts of child endangerment causing serious injury.

Wooldridge and his nurse wife formally adopted the boy and his sister in 2017, after the children's mother died in childbirth in 2012

The 11-year-old victim shared with the courtroom that the couple treated him terribly, especially on Christmas, Easter and Valentine's Day.

'I love you, hate you,' he wrote.

His foster parents described him as being 'beautifully kind-hearted' and 'goofy, wild and full of life' but his foster father noted that he still struggles from the abuse.

The couple shared their disappointment that his grandmother was not punished more harshly.

'(The Wooldridges) caused him to dread being alive,' the boy's foster mother stated.

Wooldridge and his nurse wife formally adopted the boy and his sister in 2017, after the children's mother died in childbirth in 2012

A criminal complaint says the Iowa Human Services Department reported only one blanket and one pillow in the bedroom of the Wooldridges' grandson, along with wet underwear and the plastic sheeting

The Wooldridges were given full custody of the siblings after fighting a legal battle against their grandchildren's maternal grandparents.

Despite being a convicted felon, Rocky Woolridge was listed as his grandson's primary caregiver.

The case against the couple began unfolding in early March, when their 11-year-old grandchild was taken to a hospital to be treated for thermal burns.

The boy reportedly offered police conflicting explanations for his injuries, leading officials to raid his grandparents' home on Attica Street on March 8.

A criminal complaint says the Iowa Human Services Department reported only one blanket and one pillow in the bedroom of the Wooldridges' grandson, along with wet underwear and the plastic sheeting.

The complaint also says the 11-year-old had injuries consistent with child abuse, including thermal burns on his feet and deep bruises.

The boy was observed shaking and walking with difficulty, according to officials.

A search of the family's Knoxville home also turned up multiple unsecured guns, two of which were loaded.