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MILWAUKEE, WISONSIIN - A Wisconsin couple are facing multiple neglect charges after their six children, including an infant, were found living in a locked, filthy storage unit.
Authorities in Milwaukee made the shock discovery at a StorSafe facility on Tuesday after reports emerged of children trapped inside a small windowless unit, a criminal complaint seen by Daily Mail said.
- The nine-year-old child told detectives that Dupriest would give all the children - except the infant - 'whoopings.'
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When officers arrived, they were met with a ‘putrid’ smell and discovered six children inside, ages ranging from just two months to nine years old.
Charles Dupriest, 33, and Azyia Zielinski, 26, were arrested and charged with six counts of child neglect each - four of which are felonies that include enhanced charges for neglect involving children under six.
Dupriest, a registered sex offender, also faces an additional charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Officers first on the scene responded to the facility after concerns of a child crying from inside one of the units.
One of the officers also heard a child coughing inside the unit upon arrival, but saw that a padlock on the garage-style door was preventing anyone from getting out, the complaint said.
Firefighters were called to cut the padlock, revealing six children inside - the youngest just two months old.
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