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Malnutrition

PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says
PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says A father and mother who forced their seven children to live in filthy conditions in a rundown trailer in Bucks County were sentenced to up to 16 years in Pennsylvania State Prison on child neglect charges, authorities said. Shane Robertson, 48, and Crystal Robertson, 38, of West Rockhill Township, appeared Tuesday, Aug. 20 before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller, who called them “two of the worst parents I’ve ever seen in my life.”  “It is appalling that you would live in these conditions with your seven children,” Liller said. “You treated your animals better than you treated you…
PA Parents Arrested After Malnourished Daughter Rushed To Hospital With Tooth Decay: Police PA Parents Arrested After Malnourished Daughter Rushed To Hospital With Tooth Decay: Police
PA Parents Arrested After Malnourished Daughter Rushed To Hospital With Tooth Decay: Police A Pennsylvania couple was arrested on Christmas Eve after their malnourished daughter was rushed to the hospital with severe tooth decay and other serious health problems, PennLive.com reports. Ryan Sonnon, 32, and Abigail Sonnon, 30, were taken into custody from Mahanoy City to Schuylkill County Prison, where they were charged with felony counts of child endangerment and misdemeanors of recklessly endangering another person, the outlet reports citing a Tuesday Pennsylvania State Police release. The Sonnons’ daughter, 3, was found by Children and Youth with serious tooth decay due to her po…
US Marshals Nab PA Couple Who Fled During Child Neglect Trial US Marshals Nab PA Couple Who Fled During Child Neglect Trial
US Marshals Nab PA Couple Who Fled During Child Neglect Trial A Pennsylvania couple who fled during their trial for 'severely neglecting and abusing four of their six children were nabbed by members of the U.S. Marshals Service. Christine Dunkowski, 47, was arrested on Oct. 15 at a Wilmington, Delaware hotel and Albert Dunkowski, 54, was apprehended Thursday at a bus stop in Elkton, Maryland, Patch reports citing federal authorities.  After skipping their final day of trial, the pair were convicted in absentia by a Bucks County jury on Oct. 6, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub previously said. A pediatric emergenc…