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The boyfriend didn't want to feed the little girl because she wasn't his. The mom therefore didn't feed her because she didn't want to argue with her boyfriend.
Parents Arrested: 4-year daughter weighs just 23 pounds
Last Update: 6:28 pm
A mother and her boyfriend are accused of not feeding her 4-year-old daughter. Police say the little girl weighs only 23-pounds. The couple is now behind bars.
According to the arrest affidavits, Luis Valenzuela and Robin Palafos only fed the little girl cereal once a day or sometimes macaroni and cheese. Police she was so malnourished she was the size of a one-year-old.
Officers were tipped off by someone in a doctor's office who noticed the girl was frail had sores on her hips and could see her bones.
The child appeared to be very hungry, and the nurse gave her a sandwich, which she ate very fast, according to the report, and had an empty sippy cup, explained Sgt. Matt Porter from the San Antonio Police Department.
According the affidavit the mom was afraid to get into an argument with her boyfriend about feeding the baby, so she didn't. The boyfriend says he didn't feed the little girl because the child isn't his.
Article: http://www.woai.com/news/local/stor...er-weighs-just-23/JomA4XEvFUGZIGHGA4jvdA.cspx
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Parents Arrested: 4-year daughter weighs just 23 pounds
Last Update: 6:28 pm
A mother and her boyfriend are accused of not feeding her 4-year-old daughter. Police say the little girl weighs only 23-pounds. The couple is now behind bars.
According to the arrest affidavits, Luis Valenzuela and Robin Palafos only fed the little girl cereal once a day or sometimes macaroni and cheese. Police she was so malnourished she was the size of a one-year-old.
Officers were tipped off by someone in a doctor's office who noticed the girl was frail had sores on her hips and could see her bones.
The child appeared to be very hungry, and the nurse gave her a sandwich, which she ate very fast, according to the report, and had an empty sippy cup, explained Sgt. Matt Porter from the San Antonio Police Department.
According the affidavit the mom was afraid to get into an argument with her boyfriend about feeding the baby, so she didn't. The boyfriend says he didn't feed the little girl because the child isn't his.
Article: http://www.woai.com/news/local/stor...er-weighs-just-23/JomA4XEvFUGZIGHGA4jvdA.cspx
Video: http://www.woai.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=799837@woai.dayport.com&navCatId=5