A Florida mother has been found guilty of starving her 18-month-old son to death after feeding him only vegetables, fruits and breast-milk.
Sheila O’Leary, a vegan woman, was convicted by a local court last week and faces life behind bars, with the sentencing scheduled for July 25.
The toddler, Ezra, had died in 2019 after devel-oping complications from malnutrition, Mail Online reported.
The 39-year-old and her husband were charged in 2019 as the reason for the boy’s death was re-vealed. According to doctors, the boy had not been fed for at least a week before he breathed his last. The duo had noticed Ezra having trouble breath-ing, but they chose to go to sleep. When they woke up, he had stopped breathing entirely. During the trial, prosecutors observed that the woman chose to disregard the baby’s cries and visible bones due to malnutrition.—Agencies
