A vegan woman in Florida was found guilty of murder Wednesday in the death of her 18-month-old son she fed nothing but raw fruits and vegetables.
Sheila O’Leary, 39, faces a life sentence after being convicted of murder and a myriad of child abuse charges stemming from the 2019 death of Ezra O’Leary, according to a report.
At the time of his death, the boy weighed a mere 17 pounds, the report noted.
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When authorities questioned O’Leary and her husband, Ryan, the pair said the boy was on a strict vegan diet that included breastfeeding.
It soon came to light that the child had not eaten in a week and suffered troubled sleeping, according to the report.
Ezra's cause of death was deemed to be malnutrition complications, and O’Leary failed to give the child the proper medical attention he needed, prosecutors said.
"She chose to disregard his cries," Assistant State Attorney Sara Miller said.
"She didn’t need a scale to see his bones. She didn’t need a scale to hear his cry."
Prosecutors also accused the O’Leary couple of neglecting three other children all under the age of 11, the report noted.
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"We're here because their children were starving so much that the youngest starved to death," Miller said.
O'Leary's husband, Ryan, faces the same charges and will have a trial.
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