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An 8-year-old boy who was found dead Friday night in a home off North Green Street likely died several days before he was discovered, according to the county district attorney and police.
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"It's an ongoing investigation at this point, we do have a deceased individual, a child, and that's really all I can release," said city police Capt. Colin Cleary.
Cleary later disclosed the child's age, and confirmed that both parents had been taken from the scene for questioning. The mother and father left the scene — both in handcuffs — in separate police cruisers, but Cleary emphasized that no charges were filed as of Friday night.
The couple's five remaining children — several of whom suffer from undisclosed medical conditions — were being handed over to the care of county children and youth specialists as of Friday night pending further investigation
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"It's certainly suspicious, but what caused the death will await the autopsy," Marsico said, adding that the autopsy would likely take place early Monday.
The district attorney also discussed the 'unsanitary conditions' police and investigators found inside the home, as well as evidence suggesting the child had likely died several days before police discovered his body.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/08/child_found_dead_in_harrisburg.html
Update
Jarrod Nicholas Tutko, 38, was charged with endangering the welfare of children, concealing the death of a child and abuse of a corpse early Saturday morning, according to court records.
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Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico confirmed this morning that Tutko is the father of household.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/08/father_charged_in_case_of_dead.html#incart_river