Girl, 1, starves to death: State seeks death penalty vs. father
ER doctor called Fla. toddler's starvation death worst ever
Court records: True Bill of Indictment
Alemans daughter, Tayla, died from starvation April 1 at the familys Loxahatchee home, according to the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner. An autopsy revealed Tayla had E. coli, multiple strains of influenza and the start of pneumonia when she died.
Taylas mother, Kristen Meyer-Aleman, also faces first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse charges in her death. She told sheriffs deputies Tayla was fine one minute and stopped breathing the next.
ER doctor called Fla. toddler's starvation death worst ever
New information has been released in the death of a 13-month-old child from Loxahatchee.
TaylaAleman was found unresponsive in April. She weighed 7 pounds at the time of her death. Her parents, Alejandro Aleman and Kristen Meyer-Aleman, are both facing charges.
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According to the report, the physician said the child's condition was the worst case of starvation he has seen in his practice of medicine.
The medical examiner ruled the child died from a lack of food and water, 2 pounds less than her birth weight.
Court records: True Bill of Indictment