Roane Couple Indicted In Starvation Death Of Boy

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KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) -- The parents of a 28-month-old boy who starved to death last month have been indicted in Kingston on first-degree murder charges.

According to The Knoxville News Sentinel 26-year-old Matthew Dotson and 25-year-old Amanda Dotson were indicted Monday by a Roane County grand jury in the death of Clifford Dotson.

Authorities during their investigation were told the toddler was often fed only once daily and was frequently kept restrained in a car seat inside the couple's mobile home.

The couple's 6-year-old son was placed in the custody of the state's Department of Children's Services.

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