Mother sentenced after 8-year-old son weighing 30 pounds found searching dumpster for food (Oklahoma County Detention Center) EDMOND, Okla. (WKRC) - A mother in Oklahoma was sentenced Thursday for starving her young son. Court records show Akemi Cox pleaded guilty to one count of child neglect. Neighbors called child services back in February of 2021 after seeing the boy digging through a dumpster for food. A case worker found the eight-year-old was slightly over three feet tall and weighed just 30 pounds. He reportedly wore clothing made for children around 2.5 years old. “His stomach is distended, yet he is...