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Another serious case of child abuse has emerged in Pontiac where a couple is accused of starving two young boys in their care. They’re now facing multiple criminal charges that could land them in prison for life.

The children — a 9-year-old weighing just 33 pounds and an 11-year-old weighing just 43 pounds — are approximately 30 to 40 pounds below the average weight of kids their age, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

Auturo Bazan-Perez, 43, and his wife, Dulce Crystal Bazan Castillo, 42, are each charged with multiple counts of first-degree child abuse and child torture against the two boys. They’re held in the Oakland County Jail, denied bond.

The children had reportedly been locked in their bedroom for months, officials s

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