A Michigan couple has been arrested after the death of a 6-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten to death.
Daniel Giacchina and Elaina Jennings are not charged with the child's death but are facing several other charges.
Police responded to a call about a child not breathing at a mobile home park in Madison Heights around 2:30 p.m. on July 30.
Officers found the six-year-old unresponsive with multiple physical injuries, according to WJBK-TV.
He was transported to Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital and then taken to Children's Hospital, where he died.
The Oakland County Prosecutor's office charged Giacchina with firearm possession by a prohibited person, ammunition possession by a felon, felony firearm and lying to a police officer.
Jennings was also charged with lying to a police officer and received a $25,000 cash bond, while Giacchina's bond was set at $50,000 for the firearms possession charge and $25,000 for the felony firearms charge.
Officials have not disclosed the connection between Giacchina, Jennings and the boy.
The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office authorized criminal charges against Daniel Giacchina and Elaina Jennings, who were both arrested following the death of a 6-year-old boy in Madison Heights. https://t.co/YAMCzuTC8M
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