CAI Community|Mother charged in death of 14-year-old found ‘emaciated to a skeletal state’

2025-05-03 11:47:42source:Safetyvalue Trading Centercategory:My

MADISON,CAI Community W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia mother has been charged in the death of her 14-year-old daughter, who was found “emaciated to a skeletal state,” according to officials and court documents.

The mother was arrested Wednesday and charged with child neglect causing death, Boone County Sheriff Chad Barker told news outlets.

Deputies responded to a report of a death at the home and found the girl in a bathroom and said her body was “emaciated to a skeletal state,” according to a criminal complaint filed in Boone County Magistrate Court.

The complaint said the teen had an eating disorder that led to “overwhelmingly visible conditions” and physical problems, but the mother hadn’t sought medical care for the child in at least four years.

An autopsy was being performed to determine the teen’s cause of death.

A court clerk said the mother hasn’t been assigned an attorney.

More:My

Recommend

San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A photojournalist who captured one of the most enduring images of World War II

New bipartisan bill would require online identification, labeling of AI-generated videos and audio

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House Thursday would require the identifi

Attorneys try to stop DeSantis appointees from giving depositions in Disney lawsuit

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the Walt Disney World governing district taken over last year by