A 16 years old girl who was starved by her mother weighes 10 kilos

A 16 year-old girl with cerebral palsy weighed only 10, 500 kilograms (23 pounds) who could not walk or talk was withdrawn from her family home after being starved by her mother.


The mother, who had no criminal record, was sentenced to 18 months probation and ordered to undergo parenting classes. Doctors at Children’s Hospital of Commerce indicated that “the girl, now 17, went hungry for a considerable period of time.”
When Darlene was taken to hospital she was weighing only 23 pounds, the typical for a two or three years old baby.


The shocking photo of Darlene in the hospital shortly after she was rescued was leaked to the press.
The girl is recovering at Children’s Hospital of La Rabida, where doctors reported that “she increased weight and presented improvements.”