GRETHEL, Ky. — A Floyd County couple was arrested Monday, after police went to their home to investigate allegations of child abuse.

A deputy went to the Grethel home of Krinston Sparks, 37, and Keisha Hamilton, 24, to check on reports of a child being burned with cigarettes. He later wrote in his report that when he arrived, he found a home that was not fit for habitation.

Among the problems he noted were that floors covered in urine and smashed-up food and that there was no heat or food in the home. He also found three children sleeping on couches that were soaked with urine.

The officer also said that two of the children, ages 1 and 3, had cigarette burns on their hands and arms.

The children were placed in the custody of social services and taken to the hospital to be checked out.

Sparks and Hamilton were both arrested on two counts of first-degree child abuse and one count of endangering the welfare of a minor. The child abuse charge is a felony, punishable by 10-to-20 years in prison.