Starvation Coverage

Parents charged after Pitt infant found injured, malnourished

A couple faces child abuse charges after Pitt County authorities found their 5-month-old child had sustained serious injuries and was severely malnourished, authorities said Thursday.

Report: Boy weighed 18 pounds when he died in grandmother's care

An 8-year-old boy who died in April while under the care of his grandmother had cerebral palsy and weighed only 18 pounds when he passed away, according to a report from the North Carolina State Medical Examiner.

Second woman arrested in Harnett County child abuse case

A Harnett County woman was charged with child abuse from the same address in which three children were found severely malnourished, according to county inmate records.

Harnett County mother facing charges in starvation of her special needs children

A Harnett County woman was in custody Friday and is facing charges after she was accused of not feeding her kids, leaving them severely malnourished, authorities said.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL reporter

Franklin County community stunned former resident charged with starving horses to death

One week after more than 20 horses were found dead on a Wake County property, questions persist about why they were abandoned.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

Woman charged with starving horses that were found dead on Wake County property

A woman has was charged after authorities on said that nearly two dozen horses found dead on a Wake County property last week died as a result of starvation made her first court appearance on Thursday.

Ken Smith, WRAL anchor/reporter, and Janine Bowen, WRAL digital journalist