Starving baby seemed near death, Titusville couple arrested, police say

A Titusville couple is accused of starving their baby so badly he seemed near death.

Authorities said the baby's parents, Julia French, 20, and Robert Buskey, are facing charges of child neglect.

According to an arrest report, when officers saw the baby in the couple's Titusville home Wednesday, he had sunken eyes, loose skin on his extremities, and his ribs and other bones were showing.
Authorities said the 5-month-old child was unable to move.

"I've never seen a child to this level; this close to possible death," said Lauren Watson, with Titsuville police.

Officials said French and Buskey are not officially married under Florida law, but a person familiar with the investigation says French describes herself as Buskey’s concubine under the principles of their religion, Nazarite Hebrew.

Starving baby seemed near death, Titusville couple arrested, police say