India, April 13 -- A tragic case from Indiana has drawn attention to severe child neglect after a two-year-old boy was found dead in shocking conditions.

Police say the toddler, identified as Erik Reichard, had been living in an environment described as filthy and unsafe.

Investigators allege that, due to extreme hunger, the child had been eating pieces of diapers and drywall before his death.

His parents, Trevor Reichard-Hayes, 39, and Katherine Carter, 31, have been arrested and are now facing murder and neglect charges, the Tell City Police Department said in a press release.

According to a report by Fox News, officers were called to the home in Tell City on March 31 after the father dialled 911, reporting that the child was not br...