Posted on 05/22/2017 10:01:27 AM PDT by Red Badger
A 7-month-old baby died after his parents fed him only gluten-free and lactose-free foods, including quinoa milk, the New York Post reported.
The child’s Belgian parents self-diagnosed him with an array of food allergies, but never sought a medical professional’s opinion before deciding on his diet, according to the newspaper.
“The parents determined their own diagnosis that their child was gluten intolerant and had a lactose allergy,” lawyers said in court during the trial for the child’s 2014 death, the Independent reported. “Not a single doctor had a dossier about Lucas and child protection services did not know about them.”
At the time of his death, baby Lucas weighed fewer than 10 pounds, which is only half the size of an average baby his age. An autopsy later found that his stomach was completely empty when he died, and his official cause of death was dehydration and malnutrition, according to the New York Post.
In court, the child’s parents said that they never took him to a doctor because they didn’t notice that anything was wrong with him. His mother said that sometimes Lucas would gain a little weight and then lose it, and that his parents thought such weight fluctuations were normal. They eventually took him to a homeopathic doctor, who insisted that they take him to a real hospital. By the time they did, it was too late. The hospital pronounced him dead on arrival.
In addition to quinoa milk, Lucas’ parents fed him oat milk, rice milk, buckwheat milk and semolina milk from the natural foods store they own, according to the Independent. While doctors warn that such a diet will not sustain an infant that age, the parents’ lawyer argued that wasn’t the case and that Lucas died for another reason.
“Lucas had an eating disorder. He got cramps when he was fed with a bottle, and his parents tried out alternatives,” the couple’s attorney, Karine Van Meirvenne, said, according to the Daily Mail.
The parents’ trial began this week. Each faces up to 18 months in prison for contributing to the infant’s death.
Sounds like this unfortunate baby was also hippie intolerant as well as starvation intolerant.
Throw them in jail and don’t feed them.
“...An autopsy later found that his stomach was completely empty when he died...”
This is unbearably sad. Poor child.
Stupidest movie ever to waste film....................
I look at my 18 month old daughter after I read stories like this and I just don’t understand how anyone can harm a child. i just don’t get it. This poor little child never had a prayer with parents like that. Disgusts me.
They eventually took him to a homeopathic doctor, who insisted that they take him to a real hospital. By the time they did, it was too late. The hospital pronounced him dead on arrival...
I wonder if the poor child was dead when they arrived at the “homeopath” and maybe they are a little touched in the head.
Charge them with murder.
Convict them of murder.
Sentence them to life in prison.
And let the prison population take care of the baby killers.
Where are they coming up with this Vegan nonsense?
Are they being brainwashed in high school on this subject?
I can see folks wanting to go vegetarian, but the vegan route has me scratching my head. It’s just strange.
Steve Jobs of Apple Corp. would still be with us; had he not gone down this rabbit hole.
This is a prime example of a couple’s rigid orthodoxy to their ‘way of life’, veganism in this case, is not just an societal irritation, but an outright danger to a helpless innocent...................
They are from Belgium...............
Maybe they should have tried feeding him from the breast?
Poor child. He never had a chance.
“homeopath” is just another name for ‘quack’...............
I do find that curious that they were so into the organic and natural stuff they never considered the most natural thing on earth and that’s breastfeeding...
I also wonder if they ever burped him.
I know a guy worth about 40 million.
Biggest cheapskate on earth except when it comes to ABSURD expensive homeopathic treatments.
I once saw him wearing a helmet with all kinds of wires that “realigns and balances certain brain cells” lol.
Too funny. 500 bucks for a half hour. Good work if you can get it
“homeopath” is just another name for ‘quack’...............
True. But we have our ‘believers’ here.
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