
"We can confirm the Department is conducting a joint investigation with the Hartford Police Department into this terrible tragedy. The Department of Children and Families said it is conducting a joint investigation with Hartford police.

Authorities said she was charged with two counts of risk of injury per child - one for leaving them unattended and one for the condition of the apartment. The boy's mom, identified as Tabitha Frank, 34, was arrested and charged with 10 counts of risk of injury to a minor. The state Department of Children and Families responded and the other children are now in their custody. Investigators said five children were left unattended in the apartment, which was in deplorable and uninhabitable condition.
