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

A Florida mother and her boyfriend now face additional charges in an alleged child abuse case. Police say a second child, 9, was also "tortured" and "abused" by them. Police discovered the case last week after Mills brought the boy's 10-year-old brother to the hospital with alleged bruises and burn marks all over his body.

"We are hoping that the boy that is hospitalized pulls through, however, in the event he does not make it, we are prepared to add enhanced charges," police said.

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. 22. Police responded to the hospital after staff called, reporting that the child showed signs of physical abuse.