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Alabama mom charged after disabled daughter, 12, found dead with maggots in her diaper

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Leslie Denise Wilson, 35, from Gadsden, Alabama, faces murder charges for the death of her 12-year-old disabled daughter who had cerebral palsy. The girl was found severely malnourished, weighing only 32 pounds with live maggots in her diaper and signs of dehydration and pneumonia. Police allege that Wilson neglected to care for her daughter properly, instructing younger siblings to manage the child's needs despite a lack of food at home. The girl’s autopsy revealed death by sepsis due to extreme neglect, leading authorities to classify it as a homicide.

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Leslie Denise Wilson, a 35-year-old mother from Gadsden, Alabama, has been charged with murder for allegedly causing the death of her 12-year-old disabled daughter. The child, who had cerebral palsy and relied on a feeding tube, was found severely malnourished and dehydrated in May 2023. She weighed only 32 pounds when discovered and had live maggots in her diaper due to neglect.

Police allege that Wilson instructed the girl’s younger siblings to care for their disabled sister despite limited food resources at home. The girl's death was ruled a homicide after an autopsy revealed she died from sepsis, caused by extreme neglect between May 1 and June 17. The case highlights severe child welfare issues related to parental responsibility and the support needed for families caring for disabled children.

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An Alabama mom is accused of “extreme” neglect in the horrific death of her 12-year-old disabled daughter — who was found severely malnourished with maggots in her diaper, authorities said. asserted

authorities → accuse → diaper

Leslie Denise Wilson, 35, of Gadsden in northeast Alabama, was hit with murder charges Monday for allegedly causing the death of the girl, who had cerebral palsy, according to prosecutors cited by WDBJ7. uncertain

who → hit → WDBJ7

The child was found in her bedroom dehydrated with pneumonia and marks on her body, according to police. uncertain

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Cops first responded to a report of a natural death of a child — but investigators later found she was so badly neglected, she weighed only 32 pounds and had live maggots in her diaper, Major Crimes Division Det. Alec Burgess said at a heartbreaking hearing. asserted

Burgess → respond → hearing

The girl, who was not identified, relied on a feeding tube, and police alleged that Wilson instructed the girl’s younger siblings to care for her, despite little food in their home, Burgess said. Her autopsy revealed that she died from sepsis and her death was ruled a homicide, Burgess said. asserted

Burgess → identify → sepsis

Wilson did “did torture, willfully mistreat, cruelly beat or otherwise willfully mistreat” the girl between May 1 and June 17, according to criminal complaint cited by People.com uncertain

Wilson → torture → People.com

The child was subjected to “ongoing and extreme medical and/or physical neglect causing serious physical injury” and died as a result, it states. asserted

it → subject → result

Alabama mom charged after disabled daughter, 12, found dead with maggots in her diaper

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