GUILTY ND - Aidan Bossingham, 13, weighed 21 lbs at death, Kenmare, 12 Jan 2014

State Medical Examiner William Massello said in his autopsy that Jensen's son died from chronic starvation due to untreated juvenile appetite disorder. He listed the manner of death as homicide...

Forbes testified that both windows in the bedroom were covered in black plastic and were boarded up with plywood. She said the room was filled with trash, that the room smelled of feces and urine, and that food was splattered across the walls.

Court documents show Jensen had homeschooled her children since 2009. Forbes said investigators found few educational materials in the home; everything they found fit in one paper grocery bag full of books...

Jensen told investigators her son had a hormonal growth problem and that his pituitary gland did not function properly. She said her son would eat and then throw up. Forbes said medical records show he had not seen a doctor for several years.

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She also has been charged with neglect for allegedly failing to provide proper care for her two other children — a 14-year-old son and a 7-year-old daughter, both of whom are the biological children of her husband, Charles Jensen. The court documents describe him as being "separated" from Jessica Jensen and say he moved out of the family home last summer.

Charles Jensen said that since approximately 2005, he "had no say in how the children were raised or treated," according to the documents. He said Jessica Jensen "blew up" whenever he confronted her about Aidan's medical issues...

A nurse practitioner at Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital reported that the child looked to be 2 or 3 years old, the documents say.

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Trial for a Kenmare woman accused of starving her teenage son to death likely won’t happen until next spring, at the earliest.

Officials are still awaiting the results of a mental health evaluation that Jessica Jensen, 36, underwent at the State Hospital in Jamestown in October.

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It will be at least another month before a judge decides whether a Kenmare woman accused of starving her teenage son to death will stand trial.

Defense attorney Tyler Morrow told Judge Gary Lee on Monday that results of a psychological evaluation the defense had done on Jessica Jensen won't be available for about four weeks. Lee will hold another status conference in mid-April.

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