Michigan couple Damian and Jessica O’Brien have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of their seven-year-old son, who had not received medical care for years and was morbidly obese. The New York Post wrote about this on Friday, June 26.
According to the prosecutor’s office, the boy’s death was the result of “extraordinary and brutal negligence” on the part of his parents. A forensic examination determined the cause of death to be dilated cardiomyopathy, the development of which was facilitated by severe obesity.
At the time of death, the seven-year-old weighed 116 kilograms and was 127 centimeters tall (a healthy weight for this age is 23 to 33 kilograms). The investigation concluded that the boy had never gone to school and only been to the doctor once in his entire life, despite having health insurance. The parents also face charges of abuse, the statement said. message.
Earlier in St. Louis, 29-year-old Sosha Myers was arrested on child abuse charges after her emaciated daughters were found in her home. The 20-month-old girl lost her pulse and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The baby weighed only 4.5 kilograms (less than half the normal) and was covered in bed sores.