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US parents charged with murder in death of severely overweight 7-year-old son

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In Flint, Michigan, parents Damien and Jessica O’Brien have been charged with murder, torture, and child abuse following the death of their seven-year-old son, Casper. The child, who was 128cm tall, weighed 116kg at the time of his death in November. Prosecutors stated the parents were improperly feeding the child, contributing to his death from dilated cardiomyopathy. AI

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US parents charged with murder in death of severely overweight 7-year-old son

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    US parents charged with murder in death of 7-year-old son who weighed 116kg

    The parents of a seven-year-old Michigan boy who weighed 116 kilograms (255 pounds) when he died have been charged with murder, torture and child abuse, prosecutors said. “Clearly the parents were feeding the child improperly, to say the least,” Genesee County Prosecutor David Le…

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