Tavares police gave updates on the case of a 10-year-old boy who was tortured and remains hospitalized in critical condition.

A Florida boy's mom and her boyfriend have pleaded not guilty to child abuse charges after a 10-year-old boy was dropped off at a hospital with “head-to-toe bruises and burns,” officials said.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man wanted in a Tavares child abuse incident that left a boy critically injured.Lake County Jail records show that Andre Walker was arrested on Monday and charged with accessory after the fact for aggravated child abuse.

A woman in Tavares has pleaded not guilty to child abuse charges, according to the Tavares Police Department. Police say Kimberley Mills and her co-defendant Andre Walker brought the child to AdventHealth Waterman the night of Feb.