Update: Four Now in Custody Following Death of 7-Year-Old Milwaukee Boy

(Originally published by FOX6) MILWAUKEE, WI — Four people have been arrested and a boy is in the hospital for treatment of abuse and severe malnutrition as police continue to investigate the death of another child on the south side of Milwaukee, according to FOX6.

A 7-year-old boy who lived near 19th and National Avenue was taken to a hospital suffering from numerous injuries, and died a few hours later. The TV station reports the child suffered from malnutrition and bruising. Police in the apartment where the boys lived reportedly found drug paraphernalia and syringes.

Two women have been arrested in connection with the death of the 7-year-old boy, while two men have been arrested for failing to act to prevent bodily harm. Reports say the two women arrested are not the mothers of the abused children.

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