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A vegan mother faces life imprisonment for murdering an 18-month-old child who starved to death on a strict raw fruit and vegetable diet.
A Florida jury charges Sheila O'on Wednesday for one murder, exacerbation of child abuse, exacerbation of abuse, child abuse, and two cases of child abuse. Leary, 39 convicted. The death of her son, Ezra.
Ezra weighed 17 pounds (7 pounds less than average) when she died during sleep in 2019.
Sheila O'Leary faces her life imprisonment I am. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)
After Ezra's death, Sheila and her husband Ryan said the family followed a strict vegan diet of. According to the {34 News Press,} told authorities,} is limited to "raw fruits and vegetables only" and "breast milk."
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When Ezra died, the other three children (all under the age of 11) were suffering from malnutrition and dehydration.
O'Leary told the detective that her son hadn't eaten for a week, and he "difficult to sleep the night before his death."
At the Lee County Trial on Wednesday, Prosecutor Francine Donnorummo, head of the State Prosecutor's Office's Special Victim Unit, said O'Leary'sGoogle search when Ezra's health deteriorated. UsedEvidence for her.
Ryan will be tried later this year .. (Sheriff's Office in Lee County)
Donormo is in Ezra's condition because O'Leary was unable to provide food and health care to her children. According to NewsPress,emphasized that it is chronic.
"This was a well-thought-out, planned course of action," said Donnorummo. "In this case, ignorance is not a defense."
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Defendant lawyer Lee Hollander addressed the jury and showed Sheila and Ezra a photo.
"Does it look like a mom wanting to kill her child?" Hollander asked. "Just because it happened doesn't mean she committed a crime."
Raw fruits and vegetables that an 18-month-old child could only eat. (iStock)
Closing arguments, Assistant Prosecutor Sarah Miller talks to the jury, and the crime is not Ezra's death. During his sleep, which showed that, but that O'Learyrefused to get medical help from her child.
"She chose to ignore Ezra's suffering," Miller said.
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Sheila O'Leary will be sentenced to sentence later this month Face
Ryan O'Leary, 33, has been charged with the same charges and will be brought to justice later this year.
