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A veteran paramedic struggled to hold back tears Tuesday as he described finding the shrunken, emaciated body of 18-month-old James Fredrickson lying on the floor of the Streamwood condominium where the child starved to death.
"It looked like somebody had taken tissue paper and put it over a skeleton," said Streamwood Fire Department paramedic Steve Beach, recalling how malnourished the boy appeared when rescue workers entered the family's home on Dec. 14, 2001, after receiving a 911 call.
The boy weighed only about 101/2 pounds when he died, barely a pound more than when he was born, authorities said.
"This case is about a mother's responsibility to care for her own child," he said, adding the boy starved to death while living in a home "loaded" with food. Instead, Amanda Fredrickson let the baby slowly waste away until he died, Byrne said.
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"It looked like somebody had taken tissue paper and put it over a skeleton," said Streamwood Fire Department paramedic Steve Beach, recalling how malnourished the boy appeared when rescue workers entered the family's home on Dec. 14, 2001, after receiving a 911 call.
The boy weighed only about 101/2 pounds when he died, barely a pound more than when he was born, authorities said.
"This case is about a mother's responsibility to care for her own child," he said, adding the boy starved to death while living in a home "loaded" with food. Instead, Amanda Fredrickson let the baby slowly waste away until he died, Byrne said.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-starved08.html