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Vegan Mother Gets Life in Prison for Starvation Death of Son

August 29, 2022
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FORT MYERS, Fla.—A vegan woman convicted of murder in the malnutrition death of her young son was sentenced Monday to life in prison. Sheila O’Leary, 38, whose family followed a strict vegan diet, was convicted in June on six charges—first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter, child abuse, and two counts of child neglect—in the…

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Toddler Weighing Under 10 Pounds Dies; Parents Arrested

May 13, 2022
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DAVENPORT, Fla.—A 2-year-old girl in Florida weighing less than 10 pounds died of long-term starvation and her parents were arrested on child abuse charges. Regis Johnson, 57, and Arhonda Tillman, 35, were arrested on Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. They were being held without bond. When deputies responded Tuesday to a call about…

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China Insider: Live Streamer in Impoverished Chinese County Died from Starvation

January 28, 2021
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After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced that “all counties previously designated as impoverished in the country have been removed from the poverty list,” a video uploader “Mocha” from Liangshan Prefecture in Sichuan Province was found to have died of poverty and illness. The state media quickly “dispelled the rumors,” claiming that “Mocha” is under…

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China Insider: Chinese Suffer Starvation Under Draconian Lockdown

January 27, 2021
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Suihua City of Heilongjiang Province is currently one of the six areas designated in China as “high-risk” for pandemic control. Heilongjiang is a northeastern province bordering Russia, and as China battles a resurgence of the CCP virus this winter, the people living there are being hit particularly hard.