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An Omaha couple is accused of abusing two children, including a 6-year-old who was hospitalized weighing only 25 pounds.

Mary Frederickson, 25, and Courtney Washington, 28, were charged with felony child abuse Monday in Douglas County Court.

A prosecutor said police were called to Children’s Hospital & Medical Center on Nov. 14 on a report of a severely malnourished child. The girl needed a feeding tube and a ventilator to recover, authorities said.

Investigators also learned that a 2-year-old girl was beaten with a stick. They said Washington also had sexually abused the girl.

It was unclear how the children are connected to the couple.

Bail was set at $500,000 for both Frederickson and Washington.