A Pontiac couple is facing multiple felonies for allegedly starving two boys, ages 9 and 11, who were under their care.

Auturo Bazan-Perez, 43, and his wife, Dulce Crystal Bazan Castillo, 42, have been charged with multiple counts of first-degree child abuse and child torture.

According to the Oakland County Sheriffs Office, deputies were called by hospital workers on November 17 about a 9-year-old boy who weighed 33 pounds and had bruises on his body. Officials say the parents took the boy to the hospital and said he was suffering from a medical condition. The boy did not have a pulse when deputies arrived and had to be airlifted to another hospital for care, officials say.

During an investigation, deputies also discovered a severely malnourished 11-year-old living in the home. He was

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