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Justin Rohrlich

A toddler died after allegedly being denied food for two days. Mom blamed it on ‘a migraine,’ cops say

Alyssa Wehmeyer is facing a minimum of 15 years behind bars - (Scott County Jail)

A toddler in Missouri is dead from severe malnutrition after not being fed for nearly two full days, according to authorities.

Alyssa Nicole Wehmeyer, 21, was arrested Monday on one count of abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death, a warrant filed in Cape Girardeau Circuit Court shows. She is being held at the Scott County Jail on $100,000 cash bond.

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