A couple in Pennsylvania has learned their fates for failing to feed their twins sufficiently and causing the children to become "dangerously malnourished."

Courtney Soyka, 33, was sentenced to between 364 days and 729 days in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of child endangerment, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced .

Marcus Maddela, 45, was sentenced to between 8 and 23 months in jail after pleading guilty in late October to his own child endangerment charges.

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The case was "extremely disturbing," Bucks County Assistant District Attorney Bridget Murphy said during Thursday's sentencing hearing.

Soyka and Maddela's twins

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