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hookaleft

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8. where did you read that?

Reply to Jean-Luc (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 06:37 PM

Jun 26

I read the article and watched the video but didn't see that.

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kid dies weighing 255 pounds. parents charged with 2nd degree murder [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 26 OP

murder? rampartd Jun 26 #1

The parents are accused of not taking the kid to a doctor for his health issues. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 26 #2

kids die of measles every day rampartd Jun 26 #3

If a child was dying from measles and parents LisaL Jun 26 #14

No doctor visits, no school either BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 26 #7

This is absolutely child abuse and as we see terminal Melon Jun 26 #4

More..boy was bedbound, eating mostly french fries and potatoe chips BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #18

Basically, a junk food diet. LisaL Sunday #25

worse than junk food... no variety in the kind of junk food that he ate BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #30

Horrifying details in that article senseandsensibility Sunday #32

proceded in death by younger brother... Jean-Luc Jun 26 #5

where did you read that? hookaleft Jun 26 #8

Obituary. Ms. Toad Jun 26 #11

The surviving sister LisaL Jun 26 #13

That is horrifying. yardwork Saturday #17

It's Pretty Bad When Parents Let a Child Weigh Almost As Much As Trump n/t lavoosh99 Jun 26 #6

No words malaise Jun 26 #9

I know mug shots are usually pretty awful GenThePerservering Jun 26 #10

The mechanism of death Boo1 Jun 26 #12

they look like I expected they would Celerity Jun 26 #15

OMG! Grim Chieftain Jun 26 #16

What a smiling pair they are DFW Sunday #24

There was a boy in my hometown roughly the same age and size Maru Kitteh Sunday #19

It's called Prader-Willi Syndrome VTderry Sunday #20

It absolutely does sound like hell on Earth for everyone. Maru Kitteh Sunday #21

I sincerely doubt that the kid had it. LisaL Sunday #23

I don't think the kid had Prader-Will Syndrome. LisaL Sunday #22

That was my first thought jmbar2 Sunday #28

This kid is described as bed ridden near the end. LisaL Sunday #29

If he was Prader Willi, he probably exhausted his parents long before he became bedridden jmbar2 Sunday #31

The child has such kind eyes senseandsensibility Sunday #26

If he was removed from the parents at some point in time, he might have had a chance. LisaL Sunday #27