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  • Vegans face abuse charges

    05/12/2005 9:34:27 AM PDT · by HungarianGypsy · 301 replies · 6,083+ views
    East Valley Tribune ^ | 12 May, 2005 | Irene Hsiao
    A Scottsdale couple have been charged with child abuse after their three children, who police said were put on a type of vegan diet, were found malnourished and severely underweight. The couple’s 3-year-old daughter weighed 12 pounds when she was taken to Phoenix Children’s Hospital last month after apparently having a seizure, said Scottsdale detective Sam Bailey. All three children remained hospitalized Wednesday, Bailey said. The parents, Blair Parker, 34, and Kimu Parker, 35, were arrested April 28, and on Wednesday were each being held on $90,000 bail in a Maricopa County jail. The Parkers were charged by a direct...