MIDDLESBORO, Ky. — The death of a 17-month-old child led to the indictments of two Middlesboro parents on Aug. 13, according to police.

The Middlesboro Police Department said officers, firefighters, and EMS were called to a home for an unresponsive child on July 30. First responders attempted life-saving measures, and the child was taken to ARH hospital.

The Bell County Coroner’s Office later pronounced the child dead, and the body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office.

"The Middlesboro Police Department conducted an extensive investigation, gathered evidence, and consulted with the State Medical Examiner's Office, the Commonwealth Attorney's Office, the Bell County Attorney's Office, and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, (Child Protection Branch)," MPD said.

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