CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - We’re learning more details after a man and woman were charged with child abuse in Carteret County over the weekend.

The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office says 28-year-old Logan Laughinghouse and 27-year-old Autumn Sproule are both facing one count felony child abuse.

According to deputies, the investigation started August 3 after the pair’s 11-month-old daughter was taken to Carteret Health Care with some major medical concerns.

The infant was airlifted to ECU Health Medical Center due to the severity of her issues, according to deputies. Warrants say the couple “…did intentionally inflict serious physical injury, brain atrophy, metabolic instability, severe medical state secondary to malnutrition" to the child.

Deputies says medical professionals filed

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