KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) --Knox County deputies have arrested a couple accused of locking their two children in a bare room -- a bottle of curdled milk the only food officers found.

22-year-old Linsie Kohls and 23-year-old Lee Stiles have been charged with Child Abuse and Neglect after investigators were called to the house Friday to check on the 18-month-old boy and two-and-a-half-year-old girl.

Neighbors had reported often hearing crying and beating on the walls at night. Officers found the door to the children's room locked with wire tied to the door knob to keep it from opening.

The couple has been released on bond, and Kohls reportedly told deputies the last time she check on the children was the previous night.