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The boy was punished for eating Christmas left overs on Boxing Day morning
Officials claimed the child was left outside from 5am until 8pm on Monday
His twin sister, police said, was also taken to hospital as she was malnourished
Their mother and their step-father are both facing charges of child torture

Published: 04:06 EST, 30 December 2016 | Updated: 07:24 EST, 30 December 2016

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A six-year-old boy suffering from hypothermia was rushed to hospital in Brussels after his parents locked him on a freezing balcony after accusing him of taking food from the kitchen.

The child was locked outside in freezing conditions for 15 hours as a punishment on Boxing Day according to prosecutors in Brussels.

It is alleged the youngster was forced outside between 5am and 8pm after nibbling on Christmas leftovers.

Belgian police have arrested the mother and step-father of a six-year-old boy who was locked on a freezing balcony for 15 hours in his pyjamas as a punishment for taking food, file pic

Local media reported that the Brussels Prosecutor's Office claimed the boy was found 'unconscious and suffering from hypothermia and malnutrition'.

The child is 'still in a critical condition'.