According to published and televised reports out of Delaware County, an Oklahoma mother has been charged with child neglect and accused of starving her children and feeding them dog feces.
The children, aged 5 and 3, are severely malnourished and have been placed on a special diet with nasal feeding tubes. They are in state custody.
Officials arrested 34-year-old Mary Elizabeth Moore who was was charged in Delaware County court earlier this month.
An affidavit says the older child told Department of Human Services workers that she ate dog feces. The arresting officer noted the child had parasitic pinworms. The girl also told investigators that her mother's boyfriend "throws bottles" at her younger sibling.
The affidavit says Moore denied starving her children and feeding them dog feces.
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