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Parents accused of neglecting baby boy who died in Perth Children's Hospital granted bail

WA parents accused of neglecting their baby son in the months before he died in hospital have been granted bail, with the Perth Magistrates Court hearing the child was severely malnourished, had saggy skin and eczema with scabs.

Jahley Poata, 30, and Maraea Te Oke Mae Hunia, 31, are alleged to have not sought medical treatment for the baby, who was born in March this year, after he developed a serious health condition in June.

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