PHOENIX — A man has died after being repeatedly abused and tortured by his sister and her husband, Phoenix police say.
Carlena Pinkerton, 27, and Joshua Pinkerton, 31, were arrested Monday in the death of James Roy Moore, 22.
The couple left Moore, who is mentally disabled and on Social Security, at Phoenix Indian Hospital on Friday, where he died the same day, police spokesman James Holmes said.
Police were called because of Moore’s injuries, which included multiple fractures, a collapsed lung, malnutrition and dehydration, Holmes says.
Investigators found the couple at their home and also discovered a 2-by-4-foot room containing only a water heater and a drain.
Evidence shows Carlena and Joshua Pinkerton locked Moore in there for long periods, they say.
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Both now face murder and abuse charges.
