MI Parents Arrested After 9YO Weighing 33 Pounds Has Cardiac Arrest From Malnutrition

[Sugar Cookie]

Two victims, ages 9 and 11, are recovering in the hospital after being found severely underweight and abused, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials said the 9-year-old weighed just 33 pounds and the 11-year-old weighed 43 pounds.

Arturo Bazan-Perez, 43, and his wife Dulce Bazan Castillo, 42, have been charged with two counts of first-degree child abuse and two counts of torture.

The investigation began on Nov. 17 when deputies were notified by a local hospital that the 9-year-old child had experienced cardiac arrest due to malnutrition.

The boy was also suffering from liver failure, and there were several injuries on his body consistent with abuse, prosecutors said.

When deputies arrived at the hospital, the boy did not have a pulse. He was able to be revived, intubated and airlifted to another hospital for specialized care.

Investigators then found the 11-year-old victim in the couple’s care who was also admitted to the hospital.

They are both now in stable condition, the sheriff’s office said.

Detectives discovered the boys were pulled out of school in September. School officials were told at the time that the family was moving.


Officials allege the children were not allowed to leave their bedroom. The windows were screwed shut and the window glass was painted so they could not see outside, the sheriff’s office said.

The boys told investigators they received less food than their two younger siblings. They also said their diets were mainly sporadic meals of rice.

The sheriff’s office said the younger children, a 1-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl, were fed a normal diet and appeared healthy. They have been removed from the home by Child Protective Services.

Another man living at the home, 24-year-old Carlos Bazan-Hernandez, is also charged with child abuse and torture. The sheriff’s office said he acted as a disciplinarian for the children. It’s unclear if he is related to the victims.

 

[runninfawn]

another pair of fat f*cks that starved their kids but never miss a meal themselves.......... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... food is a necessity of life and not a reward or punishment tool... i stll say that if criminals were treated the same way they treated their victims it would make more than a few stop and think twice before acting........... show the criminals the same mercy they showed their victims