Parents' Convictions Overturned in Teen's Starvation Case

0:00A Perth Court just overturned the convictions of a man and woman found guilty of starving their teenage daughter. This came after they appealed a jury verdict from November 2024. The Western Australia Court of Appeal set aside the rulings and granted them bail with a $50,000 personal undertaking and another $50,000 surety each. Back in January 2025, the father got more than six years in prison while the mother received five years, both eligible for parole. The judge called their actions grossly negligent, saying they loved their kid, but failed her badly. The daughter was just 17 when she hit the hospital weighing only 27 kilograms. She was severely emotionally and developmentally delayed, and her parents refused tube feeding at Perth Children's Hospital. That's when the state stepped in and took her into care. The father had also pleaded guilty to forging her birth certificate to make her seem younger. Now, the full reasons for the appeal course decision haven't been released yet.

1:00The parents head back to District Court on April 24th for a hearing on whether they'll be a retrial. This case keeps unfolding, raising big questions about child welfare and justice down under. This has been Sydney News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.