Overview

• The toddler was found Tuesday in a severely malnourished state in an unsanitary Bourges apartment and was pronounced dead upon discovery.
• Prosecutor Céline Visiedo confirmed the official cause of death as malnutrition and dehydration.
• The 26-year-old mother and 28-year-old father were taken into custody Thursday on suspicion of neglect leading to death.
• A judicial inquiry for deprivation of care of a minor under 15 causing death has been opened and the couple appeared before an investigating judge.
• Their two other children have been placed into protective care while authorities assess whether they suffered similar neglect.