UPDATE

Court records show the father of a 10-year-old Nebraska boy has died, days after he fell in their home and was found being cared for by his son.

An amended petition filed in court Monday says 45-year-old Bienvenu Asumani died Sunday. Additional information about his death wasn’t available.

Asumani was taken to a hospital, while his son was put in state custody.

Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Dan Zieg, who filed the petition, couldn’t immediately be reached.

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Investigators say a 10-year-old boy helped keep his father alive more than a week after the man slipped at their Lincoln home.

The Associated Press reports that the boy answered the door when a Lincoln investigator went to their home Friday. The boy’s school principal had called police after not seeing the boy at school for four days.

The boy said his father had fallen on a wet floor more than a week before, striking his head. The boy says he gave his father fluids and nutritional items.

A court affidavit says the man’s eyes were open and he was breathing but couldn’t answer questions from the investigator. He’s been taken to a Lincoln hospital.

A judge has put the boy in the state’s care.