Authorities said the children’s only source of light was from a crack at the bottom of the storage unit door
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- A Wisconsin couple has been charged with child neglect for allegedly locking their six children in a storage unit
- Police in Milwaukee said they discovered the children — ages 9, 7, 5, 3, 2 and 2 months — in a storage unit on Sept. 16
- Authorities also stated that the kids had no plumbing or electricity and were forced to urinate in a bucket
Two parents in Wisconsin have been charged with multiple counts of child neglect after allegedly locking their six children in a storage unit.
Charles Dupriest, 33, and Azyia Zielinski, 26, have been charged with two counts of child neglect and four counts of neglecting a child under 6 years old, according to Milwaukee public court records. Dupriest has also been charged with possession of a firearm, per the records.
Police responded to a report of a child crying in a storage unit near 27th Street and Silver Spring Drive, according to a criminal complaint filed in Milwaukee County, CBS 58 , WISN 12 and theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers heard the sound of a child crying, as well as another child coughing, the outlets said…