A Florida man and woman were arrested after cops allegedly found their five children alone in a home without food, electricity or a working toilet.
Sanel Canovic, 40, and Azra Nikocevic, 33, are each facing five counts of child neglect without bodily harm, court records show. Miami Beach Police Department spokesman Christopher Bess told Law&Crime the investigation began Tuesday afternoon when a passerby in the 700 block of 15th Street — a high-traffic area — saw a 6-year-old boy crossing the street by himself. The passerby called 911, and cops found the little boy, who took them to his nearby apartment.
What cops found was appalling — and landed the parents behind bars. Inside were four other children, all under 12, Bess said. There was no electricity, working toilet or food, according to Bess. The kids said they hadn’t eaten in over 12 hours and were hungry. Officers took the kids to the police station and fed them as they tried to track down the parents.