Kalgoorlie pair charged over injured boy

Kalgoorlie detectives have charged a second person after a five-year-old boy was injured so badly he remains in a serious condition following a month in hospital.

Police allege a 38-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman failed to provide medical care to the boy in the weeks leading up to June 17 when he was taken to Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital with serious injuries.

The boy's condition worsened and he was transferred to Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth where he remains in a serious condition.

The man was charged on Friday, a week after the woman was charged, and both are scheduled to appear in the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court on August 1.