LIVE OAK, Fla. (WCJB) - The Suwannee County Sheriff’s deputies say they arrested a couple after a 2-year-old died as a result of child abuse and neglect.

Sheriff’s deputies say they received a call on Monday afternoon reporting a child was unresponsive at a home on 128th Path in Live Oak.

Emergency crews responded immediately to the area and took the child to the hospital, where he died.

Investigators say the boy had injuries consistent with ongoing abuse and neglect, including significant bruising, swelling, and other trauma.

Christian Parnell, 33, and her boyfriend, Curtis David Willey, 33, both of Live Oak, were arrested on charges of aggravated manslaughter and booked into the Suwannee County Jail.

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