Autopsy: Toddler Died of Pneumonia Because of Malnourishment

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Autopsy: Toddler Died of Pneumonia Because of Malnourishment

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Apr 25, 2016, 2:44 PM ET

An autopsy report concludes a 3-year-old North Carolina girl died from pneumonia because she was so severely malnourished.

Multiple news media outlets report that the state's medical examiner's office ruled Jourdin Smith's death in December a homicide. The autopsy report said Jourdin likely would have survived if she'd been properly fed and brought in for medical care.

The report said the Fayetteville child weighed just 7 more pounds than she did when she visited a doctor two years ago. It also noted she had cuts and bruises on most of her body and injuries consistent with sexual abuse.

Fort Bragg soldier Octavia Bennett-Smith and 26-year-old Jemarkus Meshawn Smith were identified as the girl's parents. They were charged with first-degree murder on Friday.

Police are now also investigating the death of another of the couple's children in February 2014.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/autopsy-toddler-died-pneumonia-malnourishment-38659193

[laserhaas]

1. What the ........k!

Reprehensible