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Posted on 12/22/2005 12:58:28 PM PST by Abathar
MIAMI -- The parents of a 6-month-old baby who died after being fed an unorthodox raw food diet were given suspended sentences and probation Thursday for child neglect convictions involving their other four children.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Stanford Blake also ordered Joseph and Lamoy Andressohn to adhere to a host of conditions if another judge approves reunification of their family, including regular visits to a pediatrician and a nutritionist, a parenting course and a prohibition against home schooling.
"I don't care about your diet, but the (recommended) diet of the children must be followed," Blake said.
The judge imposed five-year suspended sentences on both parents, to be followed by 15 years each of probation. He also lifted a "no-contact" order that had prevented the Andressohns from seeing their children for more than two years.
"If it comes to my attention that something has happened, that you've done something that is not in the best interests of your children, you will go to prison for five years," Blake told the Andressohns.
They could have been sentenced to as much as 20 years in prison, but Blake approved a defense lawyers' motion for a downward departure from sentencing guidelines over the objections of prosecutors. The chief prosecutor on the case, Herbert Walker III, said he was "disappointed" in the sentence and will appeal Blake's downward departure ruling.
The jury that convicted the Andressohns of child neglect acquitted them of manslaughter in the May 2003 death of 6-month-old Woyah, who was fed only wheat grass, coconut water and almond milk. The Andressohns believe in a diet of raw, uncooked foods.
Woyah weighed only 7 pounds when she died and the other four Andressohn children also were underweight, prosecutors said. They have been living with a relative since the infant's death.
Joseph Andressohn called the judge's sentence "a miraculous outcome" and that he looked forward to reunification of his family. The Andressohns also have an infant baby girl who was born after Woyah's death.
"We love our children dearly and we want to see them as quickly as possible," he said.
Defense attorneys and expert witnesses contended that Woyah's death may have been caused by a rare disease called DiGeorge syndrome, in which a person is missing the thymus gland necessary to produce a healthy immune system.
No. They should have been sentenced to as much as 20 years in prison...
DiGeorge Syndrome or not, the child was 7 lbs at death. That is clearly abuse/murder.
These people sound like hippy-vegan-natural food idiots. Those diets are VERY unhealthy for babies and children.
What in the world were they THINKING?
What were the feeding this baby and the other children?
They should never be allowed to go near these children.
6 month old should be on breast milk.
Sick B@stards to do that to your children.
Hopefully a relative that eats food.
Assholes.
I said that the first time this was posted...that the child needed to be breast fed. Even if Mom was on this wacked diet, at least some of her own stores would have been pulled into the milk. It would've been way better than what they were 'feeding' it.
Geez, like what-- 200 Kcal per day!?!?
Depends on the type of vegetarian. There are vegetarians who eat animal products. Whether that be eggs or the like. Then, there are vegans who eat absolutely no animal products. As much as I like meat, it is possible to get enough protein without eating meat. These people were obviously vegans.
I believe in a good, healthy lifestyle but, these folks sound like they were experimenting on their children. They should have known something was wrong and taken that kid to a doctor.
They were thinking was all idiot liberals think: "Oh, this makes me FEEL good and morally superior", without giving a crap about the consequences.
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I can think of something organic they ought to make those parents eat. In fact, i am willing to contribute some to the cause.
They were extremists....
Vegans can get a lot of protein in the right sources (edemame, soy, nuts, TVP etc) but these guys were eating foods with little to no protein.
Heck, I don't see many sources for calories in general!
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