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North Carolina couple sits in jail grieving their 7-year-old son who was hit by a car. They are charged with child abuse and manslaughter for letting him walk two blocks alone.

A 7-year-old's parents were arrested after he was killed by a car. Now they're speaking out from jail.

Samuele Jenkins’ and Jessica Ivey’s cases raise complex questions of parental culpability and how his checkered arrest record could influence the severity of charges.

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