It's a parent's duty to look after their child. These ones didn't you were You're going to be going to jail today. Is there anything you want to say to your daughter? The Floria couple today found guilty of neglect, depriving their daughter not only of food, but the chance to grow up. Her social and emotional development stunted or from their desire to keep her their little girl forever. How your client's feeling. That's The parents maintain there was nothing wrong with their daughter. The jury didn't see it that way. After a five week trial, it only took them four hours to convict them of all charges. The now twenty year old girl was called as a witness in support of her mother, but she never showed. We haven't been able to report the reason until now. There were serious concerns the girl was at court against her own free will. After staff overheard who say I don't want to do this. I'm so weak. I look like a child, Judge Linda Black ruling she needs independent legal advice to proceed. Then the girl's mother decided not to call her. That backflip prompted lawyers to try and a boort the trial. It didn't work in the end, the jury sided with the girl's dance teachers, doctors and other medical staff, who described the twenty seven kilogram almost seventeen year old as skin and bones, the size of a nine year old and at imminent risk of a heart attack. Can we ask you, if you're planning to appeal an't comment? Sorry that the couple walked into court today. Do you think you'll be going home tonight? They're not. Judge Linda Black scathing in her comments, finding there would be more risk of harm to the child if her mother is to be released home. They were sent straight to prison until they're sentencing hearing next year. Cassidy Moscone seven News

It's a parent's duty to look after their child. These ones didn't you were You're going to be going to jail today. Is there anything you want to say to your daughter? The Floria couple today found guilty of neglect, depriving their daughter not only of food, but the chance to grow up. Her social and emotional development stunted or from their desire to keep her their little girl forever. How your client's feeling. That's The parents maintain there was nothing wrong with their daughter. The jury didn't see it that way. After a five week trial, it only took them four hours to convict them of all charges. The now twenty year old girl was called as a witness in support of her mother, but she never showed. We haven't been able to report the reason until now. There were serious concerns the girl was at court against her own free will. After staff overheard who say I don't want to do this. I'm so weak. I look like a child, Judge Linda Black ruling she needs independent legal advice to proceed. Then the girl's mother decided not to call her. That backflip prompted lawyers to try and a boort the trial. It didn't work in the end, the jury sided with the girl's dance teachers, doctors and other medical staff, who described the twenty seven kilogram almost seventeen year old as skin and bones, the size of a nine year old and at imminent risk of a heart attack. Can we ask you, if you're planning to appeal an't comment? Sorry that the couple walked into court today. Do you think you'll be going home tonight? They're not. Judge Linda Black scathing in her comments, finding there would be more risk of harm to the child if her mother is to be released home. They were sent straight to prison until they're sentencing hearing next year. Cassidy Moscone seven News