Investigation underway after 2 'abnormally skinny' children found abandoned: Report

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Police are investigating after two "abnormally skinny" children were found knocking on a South Carolina door this week, an incident report states.

Officers said they responded to the 6300 block of Bay Road in Myrtle Beach around 12:30 a.m. on Monday in reference to abandoned children.

When police arrived on scene, a woman told them that she heard knocking on the building's door before seeing two children at the window.

According to the incident report, when she opened the door one of the boys told her that they were cold and hungry. They also reportedly said they didn't know where they were or who dropped them off.

The report states that the victims said they were dropped off at Dunkin Donuts sometime the night before they were found.

The victims then reportedly told police that they didn't know the man who dropped them off, but stated the person who dropped them off was "the one that kept them locked in a room for extended periods during the previous summer."

The report notes that both the victims had several scars and bruising, mostly on their backs. It also said one of the victims had lacerations on his shoulders, leg and foot, and a possible infection. The other victim had lacerations on his elbow, shin and knee, and a possible skin infection.

According to the report, police asked the victims about their eating habits to which they said they were given a peanut butter sandwich every one to two days.

The police reportedly spoke with suspects, whose identities were redacted. One of the suspects told officers he heard the boys leave and went to find them but they were gone when he got outside. Another one of the suspects said he had both children in his care for approximately five years with nine total children in the home.

The investigation is ongoing.

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