MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Prosecutors say a Wisconsin mother and father were so worried their infant daughter would become obese that they starved her for months, causing the girl to gain just 5 pounds in 14 months.
Christopher and Mary Sultze of Appleton each are each charged with child neglect. Each would face up to a year and a half in prison and $25,000 in fines if convicted.
Mary Sultze's attorney says the couple may have had "just misguided parenting intentions." Her husband's attorney declined to comment.
A criminal complaint says the couple's daughter weighed slightly more than 8 pounds when she was born in July 2010 and just 13 pounds this past September. A doctor told police the girl would have to weigh 22 pounds to be on growth charts for her age.
Christopher and Mary Sultze of Appleton each are each charged with child neglect. Each would face up to a year and a half in prison and $25,000 in fines if convicted.
Mary Sultze's attorney says the couple may have had "just misguided parenting intentions." Her husband's attorney declined to comment.
A criminal complaint says the couple's daughter weighed slightly more than 8 pounds when she was born in July 2010 and just 13 pounds this past September. A doctor told police the girl would have to weigh 22 pounds to be on growth charts for her age.
