An Arkansas lady and man have been arrested after authorities found the possibly months-old lifeless physique of a six-year-old boy beneath the floorboards of his house on Friday.

Arkansas State Police arrested the kid’s mom, Ashley Rolland, 28, and Nathan Bridges, 33, after discovering the 6-year-old boy’s physique buried underneath the hallway of the house within the city of Moro, positioned about 85 miles east of Little Rock, at round 10:45 p.m. on Friday, police mentioned. Bridges’ relationship to the kid or Roland was not instantly clear.

Roland and Bridges have been charged with capital homicide, abuse of a corpse, tampering with bodily proof and endangering the welfare of a minor. They’re being held at Lee County Jail, in response to police.

It was not instantly clear whether or not they have retained attorneys.

Affidavits within the case are anticipated to be filed in court docket on Monday, in response to Invoice Sadler, public info officer for Arkansas State Police.

Officers consider the boy “died from accidents sustained within the house, probably three months in the past,” the assertion mentioned, including that the state health worker will decide the reason for loss of life.

A consultant for the state health worker couldn’t instantly be reached.

Authorities additionally discovered Roland’s 6-year-old daughter within the house with what they consider had been burns to her scalp. The woman is receiving remedy for her accidents at a hospital in Memphis and is in steady situation, police mentioned.

Sadler declined to reply additional questions concerning the case, noting that the investigation stays ongoing.