2 Year Old Starved to Death Florida

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a 2-year-old girl’s parents and uncle were arrested on Wednesday, May 11 after she was starved to death.

Regis Johnson, 57, and Arhonda Tillman, 35, were arrested and charged with one count of negligent child abuse inflicting great harm on Wednesday at the Polk County jail. Frank Robinson, 64, was also detained and charged with child abuse with serious consequences.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the toddler suffered long-term hunger and was found dead in an inflatable pool turned makeshift playpen at Johnson’s home.

The girl, according to Judd, was “bones and skin,” which he characterised as heartbreaking to witness. The girl, who was born on July 25, 2019, should have weighed 32 pounds at the time of her death, according to Judd.

In the two days preceding her death, both parents said they tried to feed the toddler, but she refused to eat and would “just take a few bits.”