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8-Year-Old San Jose Girl Who Died After Asthma Attack Faced 'Severe Neglect,' Lived With Roaches: DA
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 13, 5:36 PM PDT
updated Oct 14, 9:00 AM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KTVU, KNTV and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A San Jose couple faces felony child neglect charges after their 8-year-old daughter died following an asthma attack, KRON 4 and KNTV reported. Prosecutors said the child lived with roaches and faced severe neglect in a home described as a house of horrors, according to KTVU and Local News Matters.
Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 3, Oct 14, 10:03 AM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Prosecutors describe ‘house of horrors’ where San Jose child died due to asthma attack · Local News Matters
- San Jose couple faces felony child neglect charges after daughter's death · KRON 4
- San Jose parents charged with child neglect in fatal asthma death of 8-year-old daughter · KNTV
- 8-year-old San Jose girl who died after asthma attack faced 'severe neglect,' lived with roaches: DA · KTVU
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
How It Unfolded
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