A $250,000 bond was set over the weekend for each of the parents of 7-month-old Mya G. Edwards who died of starvation earlier this year, according to the Daily Herald.
Prosecutors said Markisha Jones, 19, and Gene Edwards, 22, formerly of Barrington, began feeding their twin daughters water, cereal and baby food instead of formula in November and would leave them alone for hours in the basement of their Barrington apartment, according to the article.
Mya died in January, and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office determined Jones and Edwards, who were most recently living in Bolingbrook, caused Mya's death through malnutrition from starvation, according to the article.
The above information was updated at 9 p.m. on May 18.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: The parents of 7-month-old Mya G. Edwards, who was reported dead in a Barrington apartment in January, have been charge with felony child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter and areexpected to appear in bond court Saturday, according to the Daily Herald.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office determined Markisha Jones, 19, and Gene Edwards, 22, who were most recently living in Bolingbrook,caused Mya's death through malnutrition from starvation, according to the article.
The Daily Herald reports Mya's twin sister, Mia, was also neglected and as of March, was under the care of a foster homethough her parents did have supervision rights at that time.
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