A man and a woman are facing charges of child neglect after a kid was found with bleeding feet earlier this year in St. Joseph.

Edward Maples, 48 and Margaret Maples, 52 are each charged in Buchanan County with a felony of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child by creating substantial risk.

According to court documents, April 22 officers responded to a call of a child with bleeding feet and found the child to have severely infected toes on both feet. Detective Frank Till with the St. Joseph Police Department said the child had to be admitted to the hospital due to the seriousness of the infection.

“The defendant and a co-defendant committed the crime of child neglect by failing to provide necessary medical care to the victim,” Till said.

He said two children have been removed from the home several times in the past for child neglect.

According to the Buchanan County Inmate Inquiry Edward and Margaret were arrested Thursday.  Each are being held on $2,500 bail. A court date was not yet listed in online documents.