Child neglect charges in the death of a 5-month-old boy

The parents of a 5-month-old boy are facing child neglect charges after Jacksonville police found the boy dead on the living room floor.

Cops got called out to the Forest Gardens Apartment when the parents noticed the baby stopped breathing.  Cordero Webber and Kierra Laird could see charges upgraded pending the JSO investigation, they are ruling this death a homicide.  The autopsy showing he was hit over the head and died from blunt force trauma.

In the police report there's some pretty disturbing details as to how the boy was living prior to his death.  The 5 month old had bed bug bites, some on his face so bad they left sores.  At one point he had as many as five broken ribs that were starting to heal. 

The medical examiner found bruises over much of the baby's body and said he was malnourished.  During the autopsy there was no food found in the kids system, not even in the stomach, or at least not much.  In the police report the parents told cops they fed the boy cereal, baby food and baby formula but that the boy would spit it out.

The parents also told police that the boy needed medical attention but they just never got around to it.  The last time they had gone to see a doctor was when they left the hospital five months ago.  The mother said she thought the baby had autism because he couldn't hold his head up and would always look down and to the right.

During the interview the parents admitted to smoking marijuana at the house with not just the 5 month old inside but also with their two other kids.

The Department of Children and Families is investigating the case, right now the two other kids are with family.

The families of the parents were pretty vocal outside of the jail downtown saying these accusations are not true and they were good parents.