Parents Suspected Of Starving Child Arrested
POSTED: 12:34 p.m. EDT June 6, 2003
UPDATED: 1:59 p.m. EDT June 6, 2003
MIAMI -- Two parents are under arrest today after their baby girl died and questions are being raised about what they fed her.
Five-month-old Woyah Andressohn weighed just six pounds when she was pronounced dead at Homestead Hospital May 15. Doctors considered her weight to be very low and the Miami-Dade County medical examiner has indicated that the child died of severe malnutrition.
Woyah's parents, Joseph and Lamoy Andressohn (pictured, right), are facing charges of neglect that could put them behind bars.
The Andressohn's other four children, who range in age from 1 to 6 years old and are said to be under weight, are in state custody.
Police say the entire family observed a strict vegan diet, eating only fruit and vegetables.
Five-month-old Woyah Andressohn weighed just six pounds when she was pronounced dead at Homestead Hospital May 15. Doctors considered her weight to be very low and the Miami-Dade County medical examiner has indicated that the child died of severe malnutrition.
Woyah's parents, Joseph and Lamoy Andressohn (pictured, right), are facing charges of neglect that could put them behind bars.
The Andressohn's other four children, who range in age from 1 to 6 years old and are said to be under weight, are in state custody.
Police say the entire family observed a strict vegan diet, eating only fruit and vegetables.
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