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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Sommerlad

Three year-old girl who died of neglect had rotten black teeth and lice infestation

A three-year-old girl who died of neglect in a squalid apartment was “skin and bones”, had rotten black teeth and a lice infestation, authorities said.

Joycelynn Ann Dylewski died in hospital on February 19, 2025 after her parents called an ambulance to their home in Upstate New York saying she was struggling to breath.

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