The parents of a suburban St. Louis toddler who died after being left alone for more than 38 hours in a hot room were behind bars Wednesday on felony child abuse and drug charges, police said, NBC News reported.
Lucas Barnes, 25, and Kathleen Peacock, 22, are accused of neglecting Braydon Barnes, 2, in his crib in their St. Charles mobile home on Friday night. The room had a space heater turned all the way up, and the little boy was not given food, authorities said.
When Peacock went to check on him Sunday morning, the boy was unresponsive. The couple called 911, but he died from undernourishment and hyperthermia, according to NBC affiliate KSDK.
