VEGAN COUPLE CHARGED IN MALNUTRITION DEATH OF 18-MONTH-OLD SON. HE WEIGHED AS MUCH AS CHILD LESS THAN HALF HIS AGE, NEVER SAW A DOCTOR.

Clarion Conservative

https://www.theblaze.com/news/vegan-couple-charged-in-malnutrition-death-of-18-month-old

"A vegan mother and father have been charged in the malnutrition death of their 18-month-old son who weighed as much as a child less than half his age and never saw a doctor, the News-Press reported.

"WHAT ARE THE DETAILS?

"The Cape Coral, Florida, toddler died Sept. 27 in the care of his parents, Ryan and Sheila O’Leary, the paper said, adding that he weighed 17 pounds — as much as the average 7-month-old. The News-Press said the average 18-month-old boy weighs just over 24 pounds.

"The family ate only raw fruits and vegetables, the parents told police, and the toddler’s diet was supplemented with breast milk, the paper said.

"Autopsy findings determined the boy’s death was caused by complications of malnutrition, including dehydration, microsteatosis of the liver, and slight edema of hands, feet and lower legs, the News-Press reported, citing a probable cause statement.

HADN’T EATEN IN A WEEK

"Sheila O’Leary told police her 18-month-old hadn’t eaten in a week, was only being breast fed, and that she thought it was because he was teething, the paper said.
"At 4 a.m., the boy was nursed for about a minute and then began to have shallow breathing, the News-Press reported, adding that Shelia O’Leary told police her son had never done that before, and that she should have gotten help as it worried her.
"But instead the pair fell asleep, the paper said.
"When Sheila O’Leary noticed her son was cold and wasn’t breathing, she called 911, the News-Press reported, adding that Ryan O’Leary tried to resuscitate the boy. But he was pronounced dead after medics arrived at their home, the paper added." . . .