A Texas husband and wife are behind bars after the adoptive child they kept locked up in the family's laundry room recently died, according to law enforcement in the Lone Star State.

Jonathan Miranda, 34, and Christina Miranda, 32, both stand accused of capital murder , according to Bexar County court records.

The pair were arrested on Wednesday evening at a residence on Cielo Ranch in the East Village neighborhood of San Antonio, according to a press release issued by the San Antonio Police Department.

Authorities say the couple's violence and abuse took the life of their 10-year-old child, who is identified as Michael Miranda in court documents.

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