FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (TCD) -- Police arrested a mother and her boyfriend after a 4-year-old boy died last week with signs of malnourishment and several injuries.
According to a news release from the Fredericktown Police Department, on Wednesday, March 27, shortly before 1 a.m., officers responded to Madison Medical Center in reference to "suspicious circumstances of an unresponsive juvenile." Medical staff informed responding officers that the child was dead and "showed evidence of abuse or neglect."
The victim appeared to be malnourished, and an officer noticed bruises, abrasion
HALO NEWSLETTER
Keep reading HALO with a Free Subscription
unlock this story instantly and join members and pros reading HALO daily
-It's
Free