The parents of a 22-day-old baby found starved to death in Florida have been charged with first-degree murder, police said on Tuesday, accusing them of neglecting the suffering infant.Roy And Ruby Stephens Charged With Murder After Baby Found Starved To Death
Ruby Stephens, 23, and Roy Stephens, 48, of Indiana were visiting relatives in central Florida on Dec. 23 when they called for emergency help after discovering the baby was unresponsive in their car, according to Lakeland Police.
Betsey Kee Stephens was declared dead at the hospital.
"She suffered tremendously over the 22 days that she was alive," Mike Link, assistant chief of Lakeland Police, told a news conference.
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Roy And Ruby Stephens Charged With Murder After Baby Found Starved To Death
My first question would be, why are people such as this allowed to even breed. Second question, didn't the "relatives" notice anything amiss?
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