Parents never fed their 3-year-old daughter solid foods, causing malnourishment and tooth decay so severe it would be ‘unbearable’ to eat: Cops

Cody Alfred and Jayda McDowell

Left: Cody Alfred. Right: Jayda McDowell (Hopkins County Jail)

A mother and father are behind bars after they refused to feed their 3-year-old daughter solid foods, which led to malnourishment and severe tooth decay, Kentucky police said.

Cody Alfred and Jayda McDowell, both 32, are each facing a charge of first-degree criminal child abuse. According to a criminal complaint, the child was taken to the Hopkins County Health Department for a WIC appointment on July 12. Staff recognized the girl as unwell and determined her hemoglobin levels to be dangerously low, Madisonville Detective Kyle Dame wrote in the complaint. They told McDowell to take the girl to a pediatrician immediately. The pediatrician had the girl transported via ambulance to the emergency room.

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