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Parents of malnourished girl were warned she could die, but father dismissed concerns as 'crazy', court told (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 4 weeks ago by Nath@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
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For reference, my kids both reached 30kg when they were seven!

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

17 years old, under 50lbs?

It's fucked up they let the parents keep the kid till they killed her.

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They didn't. The kid is fine.

This case is interesting, as the kid was off the radar. She was homeschooled, and part of the reason it's newsworthy is that the dance instructors didn't really have a channel to report their concerns to Child Protection like a teacher would.

The case is still unfolding, as the parents are still in court and more details are released.

[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fine is a stretch, malnutrition and her lack of education will harm her for the rest of her life.

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

While I agree with you, she's in far better shape now than she has been for years. During a 50-day stay in hospital, she gained 7kg and grew 3.4cm. One presumes that recovery is continuing.

She certainly is not dead.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I think she's alive.