An Australian couple, who fed their baby daughter a strict vegan diet resulting in severe malnourishment, have avoided jail time. Authorities discovered the couple's child so malnourished that at 19-months she weighed just 10.8 pounds.
The mother and father, who are both in their 30s and who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to failing to provide necessities in life and causing injury to the child. The couple were sentenced a 18-month jail term to be served as a community order. Authorities discovered the couple's child so malnourished that at 19-months she weighed just 4.9 kilograms . Further medical tests revealed that her bones had not developed since birth.
Read MoreThe Sydney judge overseeing the case, Judge Sarah Huggett, called the child's vegan diet"completely inadequate" -- was only fed oats, bananas, peanut butter jelly sandwiches and rice, Seven News reported. "This is not the case of an isolated act or omission or a momentary decision made in a pressured context, that led to a danger of serious injury to their child," Huggett said, according to Seven News.
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