‘(They left) their son to starve to death’: Couple accused of punishing boy by withholding food until he died
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Police charged an Illinois couple with murder after they allegedly punished their 6-year-old by letting him die as a result of malnutrition, according to People. Investigators said the child weighed 17 pounds when he died, documents from the Jersey County, Illinois, State’s Attorney obtained by People revealed. The child passed away at a Jerseyville, Illinois, hospital. …
