YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A Youngstown couple has been charged in connection with the cocaine overdose death of a nine-year-old boy.

The Mahoning County Grand Jury on Thursday handed up a six count indictment against 39-year-old Raenell Allen and 38-year old Kevin Gamble, charging them with involuntary manslaughter, corrupting another with drugs, and endangering children.

According to the Mahoning County Coroner's Office, Marcus Lee Jr., died of acute cocaine toxicity the day after Christmas.

The child, who was a fourth grader at McGuffey Elementary School, died at Akron Children's Hospital in Boardman after being rushed by ambulance from his mother's Midland Avenue home.

Allen is the boy's mother and Gamble is her boyfriend.

Assistant Mahoning County Prosecutor Dawn Cantalamessa says the mother claims that Lee suffered from a condition known as Pica, which the CDC says is the craving to eat nonfood items, such as dirt, paint chips, and clay.

But Cantalamessa argues that the cocaine was still left at the home within the child's reach.

She says Lee ingested an equivalent of 27 doses of the drug.

Lee's father, Marcus Lee Sr., says that his son had Pica and was autistic but if he was watched it rarely happened. 

Regarding the amount of time that has passed since Lee's death, Youngstown police have said that they had to wait on the official toxicology results to come back before pursuing charges.

Allen, who is employed as an educational assistant at McGuffey, has been on family leave since earlier this month according to school officials.