The parents of a 2-year-old boy who was reported missing in Madera, California, last week were arrested on suspicion of murder, police said Friday.
The arrest of the mother and father of Thaddeus Sran, identified as Briseida G. Sran and Sukhjinder Sran, according to Fresno Bee, comes the day after authorities discovered the remains of a boy in an agricultural area west of the city. the police said.
During a press conference Friday morning, Madera Police Chief Dino Lawson said those remains have yet to be positively identified and that an autopsy was scheduled later in the day. He previously said there was a “very strong possibility” that the remains were from Thaddeus.
Lawson said the remains were found in what he characterized as an “agricultural fire pit” and “were burned.”
Thaddeus was reported missing at a residence in the 800 block of South C Street on the morning of July 15, prompting an extensive search.
Authorities did not immediately explain what led them to suspect that the boy’s parents might be behind his disappearance, but police said in a statement Tuesday that “they stopped cooperating at the beginning of the investigation.”
The couple denied that allegation in a statement released by their attorney Thursday, according to the Bee.
“We will continue to work on the case, but from now on, there is some justice for little Thaddeus,” Lawson said.
