The parents, both 47, have spent four weeks on trial where damning evidence was presented to the court about how the girl was allowed to become dangerously thin.
A District Court jury has found two Floreat parents guilty of starving their teenage daughter, as well as social, emotional and functional neglect.
Her father forged her birth certificate to make teachers believe she was 14 at the time, but even then she was significantly shorter and weighed less than other children in the class, who were two years younger than her actual age. The court heard the girl was homeschooled and academically bright, showing a gift for piano, but seemed to have limited interactions with anyone outside of her parents and the dance school.
In 2020, when the walls were closing in and more people were raising concerns about the girl’s appearance, the dance school insisted the girl be brought food to eat between classes. While others had bowls of pasta, she would eat a few crackers with tomato, if anything.
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