BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WATE) — A woman was indicted for murder and a man was indicted for first-degree manslaughter after their 17-month-old child died in Middlesboro, the Middlesboro Police Department said Wednesday.

On July 30, MPD and other first responders were dispatched to a home after receiving reports of an unresponsive child. When they arrived, they attempted lifesaving measures, then took the toddler to a hospital, but the child was later pronounced dead, police said.

The child's body was taken to the state medical examiner's office, and MPD investigated the incident. They presented the facts to a Bell County Grand Jury, which returned an indictment on the parents, according to police.

Loren Gage of Middlesboro was indicted for a murder charge, and Dakota Spencer of Middlesboro was

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