Parents of 7-year-old who died weighing 255 pounds charged with murder in suspected neglect case

The parents of a 7-year-old boy who died weighing 255 pounds have been charged with murder following a case of suspected neglect near Flint, Michigan.

Damien and Jessica O'Brien are charged with second-degree murder, torture and child abuse, according to authorities.

First responders were called to the O’Brien’s' home in November after their son, Casper, stopped breathing, according to a report from affiliate FOX 2 Detroit.

The young boy was bedridden, unable to speak and living in filth, according to the report. He ultimately died at the hospital from a heart muscle disease compounded by morbid obesity.