Mom arrested after girl, 14, found in ’emaciated, skeletal state’

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WEST VIRGINIA (WJW) – A West Virginia mother has been arrested in connection to the death of her 14-year-old daughter who was found “in a severely emaciated state.”

According to a post on the Boone County West Virginia Sheriff’s Facebook page , deputies responded to Cameo Road in Morrisville for a 14-year-old girl who was in cardiac arrest on Wednesday, April 17.

That is when deputies found the girl dead in the bathroom of the home.

“The child’s body was in a severely emaciated state, which prompted a death investigation,” the post said.

Julie Miller, 49 was then arrested and charged with child neglect resulting in death, according to the sheriff’s department .

During a Thursday, April 18 news conference , the sheriff’s department said the victim did attend public school at one point, but was believed to have been homeschooled in recent years.

Witnesses told deputies that she possibly suffered from an undiagnosed eating disorder, but that is not confirmed. No medical intervention has been found in the past four years during investigations so far.

According to the press conference , no other children were living at the home where the girl was found, but grandparents were living inside the home.

According to the sheriff’s department , the victim had only been outside a couple of times in the last four years.

According to PEOPLE , Miller was arraigned Thursday but has not yet entered a plea to the charges. She is facing 3-15 years in prison and/or a fine of $1,000-$5,000 if convicted.

According to PEOPLE , a hearing is scheduled for Millon on April 29 at 9 a.m.

This investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be filed, according to the sheriff’s department .

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