LEETONIA (WKBN) – Police say charges are expected after an 8-year-old girl was found eating out of the dumpster at a Leetonia daycare.

Leetonia police chief Allen Haueter said they began an investigation after receiving a call Thursday from a local daycare, where people there found the child outside.

The girl was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital in Boardman and was then placed with relatives.

Haueter said one guardian was at home, sleeping, when investigators went to the girl’s home, and the other guardian was at work.

The girl’s stepsiblings were also removed from the home as part of the investigation.

Haueter said they believe that the child was neglected, and they expect charges in the case.

Children Services was also called as part of the investigation.