Colorado couple accused of starving 6-year-old girl
Source: Associated Press
Colorado couple accused of starving 6-year-old girl
| June 27, 2015 | Updated: June 27, 2015 1:52pm
EVERGREEN, Colo. (AP) An Evergreen couple has been arrested and accused of starving their 6-year-old daughter, who was brought to Children's Hospital Colorado weighing only 25 pounds.
Katherine Barton and Jason Barton are facing felony charges of child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury.
According to KMGH-TV (http://tinyurl.com/pngbr4k), doctors told investigators the girl suffered long-term malnutrition.
The girl's parents said their daughter was stealing food and that's why the family's refrigerator, freezer and pantries were locked.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Evergreen-couple-accused-of-starving-6-year-old-6353312.php
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chervilant
(8,267 posts)I certainly hope this child doesn't have to be subjected to their pathology ever again.
VA_Jill
(9,995 posts)Usually when you see mug shots of people who starve their kids, they look like they NEVER miss a meal...or to be politically incorrect, are downright FAT!
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)brett_jv
(1,245 posts)Or major inaccuracies in the initial story ... YAH ... one would damn sure hope!
LuvLoogie
(7,028 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,176 posts)Telcontar
(660 posts)As a father of little girls I cringe when I see headlines like this. I am so relieved she is alive and hipe she finds a loving home.