MIAMI (CBSMimai) – The dad and mom of a 2-year-old central Florida woman, who weighed lower than 10 kilos when she died, have been arrested on baby abuse prices.
Regis Johnson, 57, and Arhonda Tillman, 35, are being held with out bond.
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When Polk County sheriff’s deputies checked out a name final Tuesday about an unresponsive baby, they discovered the woman useless in an inflatable pool getting used as a playpen, based on Sheriff Grady Judd.
An post-mortem decided the 9.5-pound woman had an empty abdomen and died from long-term hunger.
Judd mentioned the kid’s pediatrician advised detectives there have been issues that she may need cystic fibrosis and the workplace had tried to succeed in the dad and mom quite a few instances since her final go to in January 2020, based on the sheriff’s workplace.
The father advised detectives the kid had not needed to eat a lot within the two days earlier than her dying. The mom mentioned she tried to feed her a turkey sandwich on Monday evening, however the woman didn’t eat.
The father advised detectives that she may crawl, however not stroll and he knew that she was “not gaining weight and not developing as normal.”
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A Department of Children and Families investigation that began in December 2019 discovered the woman was reducing weight and her dad and mom weren’t bringing her to physician’s appointments, the arrest affidavit mentioned. The case was closed after the woman gained some weight and the dad and mom promised to comply with up with medical doctors.
The baby’s 64-year-old uncle, Frank Robinson, who lived in the identical home, was additionally arrested on prices of negligent baby abuse and failure to report baby abuse, officers mentioned.
Jail data didn’t listing an lawyer for Johnson, Tillman or Robinson.
The sheriff mentioned there are sources for fogeys who “don’t want their child.”
“This is egregious and should never have occurred,” Judd mentioned. “Because of the actions of these parents, this little girl will never have the opportunity to grow up.”
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