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SOUTH SALT LAKE -- A South Salt Lake couple faces charges of child abuse and reckless endangerment after one of their children was found wandering in the street.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports police found a 5-year-old girl walking in the rain without a coat or shoes April 12. When they took her home to the 100 East block of Sunset Avenue (2855 South), they found the house full of rotting garbage and broken furniture. Egg shells and motor oil covered the floor in the kitchen.
Police say there were only three beds for the family of eight.
Officers got a warrant from the Division of Child and Family Services and removed the six children, ranging in age from 13 years to 7 months, from the home.
Each parent is charged with one count of reckless endangerment and six counts of child abuse.
