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The Independent UK
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Andrea Cavallier

Parents arrested after 11-year-old daughter gave birth at home with no doctor, police say

Dustin Walker and Cherie Walker face child neglect charges after their 11-year-old daughter gave birth at home without a doctor - (Muskogee County Sheriff's Office)

An 11-year-old girl delivered a baby at her Oklahoma home with no medical care and her parents have now been charged with felony child neglect.

The girl’s mother, Cherie Walker, 33, and her stepfather, Dustin Walker, 34, were both arrested after they allegedly failed to provide supervision or medical assistance for their daughter, who delivered a full-term baby on August 16, according to multiple local outlets.

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