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Cynthia Moore, 40, and her husband, Dominique Moore, 45, both of Montgomery Village, are in hot water with the law following an investigation into abhorrent living conditions involving a family of 10, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police.
Last May, officers from the 6th District were called to the 9400 block of Quill Place to investigate a working code in progress, officials said
At the time, the mother stated that her 17-year-old daughter had Multiple Sclerosis and diabetes, and had recently been diagnosed with COVID. Cynthia Moore further stated that the girl was having trouble breathing and had collapsed.
She further advised responding officers that the teen had not seen a doctor in two years.
Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel were then called to the scene, where the victim was pronounced dead, though the investigation into the bad parents was only beginning.
The family had been reportedly living in squalor, according to police, and due to the unsanitary conditions, six children between the ages of 5 and 15 were placed in the care of Child Protective Services.
Two other children over the age of 18 were also living in the house at the time the teen was pronounced dead.
The body of the 17-year-old girl was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy, and the manner of death was ultimately determined to be a homicide.
On Wednesday, May 3, the pair were arrested and both charged with individual counts of second-degree murder and six counts of neglect of a minor.
Police investigators have not announced an initial court appearance for the parents.
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