Ore. parents face charges in starving 7-week-old to death
A man and woman in Oregon are accused of starving their 7-week-old baby to death.
Emergency crews responded to a home in Glendale on Jan. 22 on reports of an infant in distress.
The baby was not responsive and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to deputies. Investigators said an autopsy determined the boy, Data Hancock, had died of starvation.
The baby’s parents, 21-year-old Amanda Hancock and 26-year-old Stephen Williams Jr., were arrested Tuesday and booked in the Douglas County Jail in Roseburg. They each face the charge of murder by abuse.
A subsequent death investigation was initiated by members of the Douglas County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Division. The monthlong investigation included numerous interviews and a search warrant at the home.
According to ABC News, an affidavit filed by deputies says the parents told investigators they did online pornography.
