Mother and Boyfriend Charged in Death of 4-Year-Old Boy Who Was Allegedly Kept in Basement Closet

One of Malachi Lovely’s siblings found the 4-year-old unresponsive in the basement closet, where police allege he spent most of his time.

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  • Police were called to an Indianapolis home where they found the mother of a severely disabled boy giving him CPR
  • The boy, his siblings told police, was kept in a closet under the basement stairs, court documents allege
  • He was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead

An Indiana mother and her boyfriend are facing criminal charges after her 4-year-old special needs son in a wheelchair was found unresponsive in a closet under the basement stairs, according to authorities.

On Wednesday, April 1, Angel Lovely, 37, of Indianapolis, was charged with two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office announced in a statement.

Her boyfriend, Nicholas Bergdoll, 36, also of Indianapolis, was charged with two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury, per the statement…

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