Parents of malnourished girl were warned she could die, but father dismissed concerns as 'crazy', court told
Parents of malnourished girl were warned she could die, but father dismissed concerns as 'crazy', court told
A 17-year-old girl was so severely malnourished doctors feared she was at risk of a heart attack, but her father claimed she was "the healthiest child he knew", the Perth District Court is told.
For reference, my kids both reached 30kg when they were seven!
That poor girl.
And those shithead parents. What were they doing it for? Tying to make a tiny ballerina?
Wouldn't surprise me, the things that people are willing to do for ballet is ridiculous, and it takes a pretty big toll on your body.
They also engaged in infantilising behaviour. fuckheeads shoulda bought a doll
I wouldn't be surprised, after reading all about the situation, if the girl was also being sexually groomed, and this was all an elaborate act to keep her looking a certain way.
Anger is all I can feel for the "parents".
17 years old, under 50lbs?
It's fucked up they let the parents keep the kid till they killed her.
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.
I think she's alive.
The more you read the weirder it gets. It’s like they’re trying to keep her as a child and starving her I guess is part of that since it stunts growth? These people are beyond crazy, they’re “gunna be a Youtube video one day” kinda nuts.
She was a dancer. How she manged that at that weight is insane. I hope she's doing well and is able to recover in some capacity.
@Nath Oh, dear lord, how tragic.😒😢