WARNING: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing.
The parents of a malnourished Perth teenager who doctors warned would die without urgent medical intervention have been found guilty of starving her.
The parents were accused of failing to provide adequate nutrition to their 16-year-old daughter who only weighed 27 kilograms in 2021.
They’ve each been found guilty of engaging in conduct that caused their child to suffer, by failing to provide adequate nutrition.
They’ve also each been found guilty of a second charge, relating to their failure to provide emotional, social and functional development.
The jury took just a few hours to reach the verdict, following a trial that lasted several weeks.
The judge thanked the jury for their service, saying the evidence was “harrowing” and “difficult”.
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