Court docs: 4-year-old boy with special needs forced to sleep in basement closet before his death

INDIANAPOLIS — Court records are revealing what led to the tragic death of a 4-year-old boy with special needs on Indy’s south side.

The boy’s mother and her boyfriend are still behind bars, accused of neglect of a dependent resulting in death.

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After being born premature, 4-year-old Malichi Lovely suffered from hip dysplasia, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and numerous other health issues.

He couldn’t walk or talk and was fed through a tube.

Sadly, police believe the little boy was forced to sleep on the floor in a basement closet under the stairs inside this home on Monticello Drive, before he was found unresponsive and died on Monday…

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