A man and woman are facing charges in the death of a 12-year-old boy who was restrained in a motel bathtub with shackles and a dog shock collar before he died in Indiana last Thursday, police said. The boy, who authorities have identified as Eduardo Posso, died in Bloomington after what investigators believe was a year of abuse and starvation, WTTV reported. Monroe County Sheriff Brad Swain said the boy’s father, 32-year-old Luis Posso, and stepmother, 25-year-old Dayan Medina Flores, are suspected of abusing the boy. The Monroe County Coroner’s office said the boy’s cause of death of has not been determined. They are being held at the Monroe County Correctional Center awaiting trial.

Source: Fox News May 29, 2019 05:47 UTC