A mother and father in Indiana have been arrested after they allegedly starved and neglected their 8-month-old daughter, regularly locking her in a separate bedroom for up to 10 hours while they slept. Benjamin Joseph Tackett and Kayla Therese Thompson, both 25, were taken into custody on Wednesday and charged with two counts each of neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury as well as two counts each of neglect of a dependent, authorities announced.

According to a news release from the Jennings County Sheriff's Office, the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) contacted detectives to report a possible case of child neglect involving a female infant. Detectives subsequently began looking into the allegations.

"During the investigation, detectives discovered the 8-mon

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