A mother and father have been charged in the death of their 4-year-old son who was found unresponsive outside of a Wisconsin Dairy Queen, authorities said.

Charlotte Kurek, 31, and Devario Cruz, 21, both face a charge of chronic neglect of a child resulting in death as well as another count of chronic neglect of a child, court records show. Cruz has also been charged with first-degree reckless homicide , repeated acts of physical abuse of a child causing death, and repeated physical abuse of a child causing bodily harm.

The criminal complaints for the two suspects allege a grisly case of abuse. As one law enforcement officer cited in the court documents states, "This was the most extensive and severe injuries that I have witnessed on a child."

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