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Parents Charged With Child Neglect

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By MIKE WELLS, The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 30, 2008

TAMPA - An East Tampa couple was jailed after deputies found three small children living in a house without power or food and with dog waste covering the floor, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said.

Hillsborough County deputies responded at 5 p.m. Monday to an anonymous complaint concerning 6915 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., Carter said.

They found a 4-year-old boy, a 2-year-old boy and an 11-month-old girl inside the house, which was "extremely unsanitary," Carter said.

Also inside were four caged birds and several loose pets, she said.

The children were placed with the sheriff's child protective investigations division.

David McIver, 22, and Naomi McIver, 21, were charged with child neglect - a third-degree felony - and held at Orient Road Jail with bail set at $1,000.

Naomi McIver's mother, Donna Diaz, told News Channel 8 that the family moved into the house a month ago and didn't have enough for the electricity deposit.

The power was shut off Thursday, she said.

The family stayed with relatives for several days. While away, thieves tried to break into the house, Diaz said. She said she put her dogs in the house for protection. "I have expensive stuff and I don't want it to be stolen," she said. "

News Channel 8 reporter Claudia DoCampo contributed to this report. Reporter Mike Wells can be reached at (813) 259-7839 or mwells@tampatrib.com.

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