DENVER - Police are investigating the death of an apparently severely abused and neglected 7-year-old boy who was allegedly kept locked in a closet.


Denver Police discovered the body of the boy, who has not yet been identified, on Sunday at an apartment in Denver. Police sources tell 9NEWS the boy weighed only about 30 pounds and appeared severely malnourished.

It is not yet clear who was responsible for the child's condition.

"It's pretty tragic," said one officer who responded to the scene and asked not be named.

The Denver District Attorney's office will be reviewing the case for charges, an official said

Police sources tell 9NEWS the boy weighed only about 30pounds and appeared severely malnourished.

Appeared to be severely malnourished? If a 7 year-old boy only weighs 30 pounds, What the hell else would you call it? :mad:

that is so sad

yet another case of child abuse going on today. parents who do these things don't deserve children and alas, their rights should be taken away from them and for the kids to be put in a safe environment, free from violence and where they feel they will not be harmed.

the world and the society we live in today is sick. sick i tell you:mad:

That is so sad, why do people like that even have children?

SICK SICK SICK. Hope these people get locked up forever and they throw away the key. :mad:

this is sick

yet another case of child abuse going on today. parents who do these things don't deserve children and alas, their rights should be taken away from them and for the kids to be put in a safe environment, free from violence and where they feel they will not be harmed.

the world and the society we live in today is sick. sick i tell you:mad:
Parents like that should be sterilized. And I'd love it if you had to take extensive psychological and intelligence tests before having babies. Then maybe these pathetic excuses for humans wouldn't have the ability to populate.