INDIANAPOLIS -- Not-guilty pleas were entered Tuesday on behalf of a couple charged with neglect after toxicology tests revealed that their 7-month-old child who died in March had alcohol in her system and baby bottle.

Kathryn Turner, 32, and William Reed, 35, face up to 50 years in prison if they are convicted of child neglect, 6News' Rick Hightower reported. Authorities said they allowed conditions inside their home that caused the child's death.

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The 4-year-old sister of Faith Reed found the baby unresponsive after she had fallen off a mattress and gotten tangled in trash bags, police said.

Reed died of suffocation in an upstairs bedroom of a duplex in the 1800 block of Morris Street -- a home officers and prosecutors described as filthy.

"Because of the parents' conduct or omissions, the child was in an unsafe sleeping condition and did die as a result," said Marion County Deputy Prosecutor Mark Busby.

Turner and Reed told police they were recovering drug addicts. Each was held on $100,000 bond, and they were given a court-appointed attorney.

An autopsy revealed that the baby had been dead for several hours before her sister found her. Doctors told police that Reed's diaper had not been changed for up to 12 hours.

Prosecutors said the victim and her 4- and 2-year-old sisters lived in squalor, with feces in the bathtub and mold growing on dishes scattered throughout the home.

Dirty diapers, cigarette butts and unidentified pills were found lying on the floor on which the child slept, according to police. Officers said there was so much trash that the room's floor couldn't be seen.

Officers also determined that there was no crib in the home.

The landlord, who didn't want to be identified, gave 6News several pictures from inside the home that she said were taken at the time of the baby's death.

"The trash wasn't going out. The kids were filthy. They were always crying," the landlord said.

Child Protective Services had investigated the conditions in the home twice before, Spencer reported. Faith Reed was born with cocaine and marijuana in her system, police said.

"I knew those kids were in danger weeks before this happened. I made a call to CPS. It was supposed to be being monitored. It's obvious that wasn't happening," the landlord said.

Police said they are not sure what kind of alcohol was in the baby's system at the time of her death, but they took a bottle of tequila from the home for evidence.

The couple's 4- and 2-year-old daughters are staying with family members.