Vegan Parents Whose Baby Girl Was Severely Malnourished Avoid Prison Time

The mother of a girl who was found severely malnourished leaves court in a file photograph. She and her husband avoided jail time after pleading guilty to failing to take care of the child. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

The parents who fed their daughter a diet so lacking in nutrients that she became severely malnourished got away with no prison time as a judge handed down a sentence this week.

The girl’s parents pleaded guilty to failing to provide for their daughter, causing danger of serious injury.