One bedroom was so filthy, the floor could not be seen through the amount of caked dirt and excrement on it, officials said. It was the only room with a lock — on the outside of the door.

The Manhattan district attorney charged Nytavia Ragsdale and Laron Modlin with murder, manslaughter and four counts of assault and endangering the welfare of a child following the death of the couple's 4-year-old son.

Authorities said the parents cut off access to food in their home for their four kids for 2 years while purchasing food for themselves on a daily basis.

The Manhattan parents accused of killing their 4-year-old son allegedly starved all their children for years while treating themselves to fresh food daily, prosecutors said. Nytavia Ragsdale, 26, and Laron Modlin,

The parents of Jahmeik Modlin, 4, were initially charged with manslaughter. They are accused of locking away food from their children and showing “depraved indifference” for their son’s life.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the additional charges were warranted due to their "persistent abuse with depraved indifference."

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