WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Maize pumpkin patch announced on Thursday that it will close for good on October 26.

“From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for believing in our little dream,” reads a graphic on the Cedar Creek Farms & Pumpkin Patch Facebook page. “Closing permanently Sunday, October 26 at 7 pm.”

The closing comes months after the pumpkin patch’s owners , Aaron and Kara Smith, were charged with child abuse.

While details surrounding the case remain sealed, Aaron is charged with “unlawfully and knowingly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood by applying pressure on the throat, neck or chest of a child under 18.” Kara is charged with “unlawfully and knowingly torture, cruelly beat, cruelly strike or cruelly kick a child at least six years of age but less

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