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Court Convicts Parents of Newborn Baby Who Died From Mushroom-only Diet; No Jail Time

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The parents of a 17-day-old baby who died from malnutrition were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by judges in Den Bosch on Tuesday. The newborn died in February 2024 after being fed a diet comprised primarily of mushrooms. The parents were given a two-year prison sentence, which was suspended as the parents have been in pre-trial custody for more than a year.
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The parents of a deceased baby from Helvoirt were convicted of manslaughter by the court in 's-Hertogenbosch on Tuesday. The seventeen-day-old boy died in February of last year from malnutrition. His parents listened calmly to the verdict through an interpreter. They fed their child primarily mushrooms. The parents have already spent over a year in pretrial detention and have now received a suspended sentence of almost two years. This means they…

The parents of a deceased baby from Helvoirt were convicted of manslaughter by the court in 's-Hertogenbosch on Tuesday. The seventeen-day-old boy died in February of last year from malnutrition. His parents fed him primarily mushrooms. They have already served over a year in prison and will receive a suspended sentence of almost two years.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands
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rd.nl broke the news in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
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