Vegan Mother Jailed For Life After 18 Month Old Son Starved To Death On Raw Fruit And Veg Diet

A vegan mother has been jailed for life for manslaughter over the death of her 18-month-old son who was fed raw fruit and vegetables from malnutrition. Sheila O’Leary, 39, was convicted by a Florida jury in June of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child, child abuse and two counts of child neglect. Prosecutors say her son, Ezra, was severely malnourished and weighed just 17 pounds when he died in September 2019. O’Leary and her 33-year-old husband, Ryan O’Leary, told police they fed their children a strict vegan diet of raw fruits and vegetables. Ezra was also breastfed, they said. Prosecutors say that in addition to Ezra, three other children, a three-year-old, a five-year-old and an 11-year-old, also suffered from extreme child neglect and abuse. O’Leary was convicted after three hours of deliberations by a jury in Lee County, Florida, at the end of a five-day trial. During the trial, prosecutors told jurors that the Cape Coral mother “chose to ignore his screams.” Ryan O’Leary has also been charged with the same crimes as his wife, as well as sexually assaulting a victim under 12, and lewd and lascivious behavior/harassment of a victim under 12. He remains in jail and has not yet been tried. “This afternoon, Sheila O’Leary was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder. He was also sentenced to 30 years in prison for aggravated child abuse and 30 years in prison for aggravated manslaughter of a child,” the State Attorney’s Office for Florida’s 20th Judicial Circuit said in a statement. “He was sentenced to 5 years in prison for two counts of Child Neglect and one count of Child Abuse.”

title: “Vegan Mother Jailed For Life After 18 Month Old Son Starved To Death On Raw Fruit And Veg Diet Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-21” author: “Carol Guadalupe”

A vegan mother has been jailed for life for manslaughter over the death of her 18-month-old son who was fed raw fruit and vegetables from malnutrition. Sheila O’Leary, 39, was convicted by a Florida jury in June of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child, child abuse and two counts of child neglect. Prosecutors say her son, Ezra, was severely malnourished and weighed just 17 pounds when he died in September 2019. O’Leary and her 33-year-old husband, Ryan O’Leary, told police they fed their children a strict vegan diet of raw fruits and vegetables. Ezra was also breastfed, they said. Prosecutors say that in addition to Ezra, three other children, a three-year-old, a five-year-old and an 11-year-old, also suffered from extreme child neglect and abuse. O’Leary was convicted after three hours of deliberations by a jury in Lee County, Florida, at the end of a five-day trial. During the trial, prosecutors told jurors that the Cape Coral mother “chose to ignore his screams.” Ryan O’Leary has also been charged with the same crimes as his wife, as well as sexually assaulting a victim under 12, and lewd and lascivious behavior/harassment of a victim under 12. He remains in jail and has not yet been tried. “This afternoon, Sheila O’Leary was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder. He was also sentenced to 30 years in prison for aggravated child abuse and 30 years in prison for aggravated manslaughter of a child,” the State Attorney’s Office for Florida’s 20th Judicial Circuit said in a statement. “He was sentenced to 5 years in prison for two counts of Child Neglect and one count of Child Abuse.”

title: “Vegan Mother Jailed For Life After 18 Month Old Son Starved To Death On Raw Fruit And Veg Diet Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Richard Sanders”

A vegan mother has been jailed for life for manslaughter over the death of her 18-month-old son who was fed raw fruit and vegetables from malnutrition. Sheila O’Leary, 39, was convicted by a Florida jury in June of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child, child abuse and two counts of child neglect. Prosecutors say her son, Ezra, was severely malnourished and weighed just 17 pounds when he died in September 2019. O’Leary and her 33-year-old husband, Ryan O’Leary, told police they fed their children a strict vegan diet of raw fruits and vegetables. Ezra was also breastfed, they said. Prosecutors say that in addition to Ezra, three other children, a three-year-old, a five-year-old and an 11-year-old, also suffered from extreme child neglect and abuse. O’Leary was convicted after three hours of deliberations by a jury in Lee County, Florida, at the end of a five-day trial. During the trial, prosecutors told jurors that the Cape Coral mother “chose to ignore his screams.” Ryan O’Leary has also been charged with the same crimes as his wife, as well as sexually assaulting a victim under 12, and lewd and lascivious behavior/harassment of a victim under 12. He remains in jail and has not yet been tried. “This afternoon, Sheila O’Leary was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder. He was also sentenced to 30 years in prison for aggravated child abuse and 30 years in prison for aggravated manslaughter of a child,” the State Attorney’s Office for Florida’s 20th Judicial Circuit said in a statement. “He was sentenced to 5 years in prison for two counts of Child Neglect and one count of Child Abuse.”

title: “Vegan Mother Jailed For Life After 18 Month Old Son Starved To Death On Raw Fruit And Veg Diet Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-18” author: “Marissa Sullivan”

A vegan mother has been jailed for life for manslaughter over the death of her 18-month-old son who was fed raw fruit and vegetables from malnutrition. Sheila O’Leary, 39, was convicted by a Florida jury in June of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child, child abuse and two counts of child neglect. Prosecutors say her son, Ezra, was severely malnourished and weighed just 17 pounds when he died in September 2019. O’Leary and her 33-year-old husband, Ryan O’Leary, told police they fed their children a strict vegan diet of raw fruits and vegetables. Ezra was also breastfed, they said. Prosecutors say that in addition to Ezra, three other children, a three-year-old, a five-year-old and an 11-year-old, also suffered from extreme child neglect and abuse. O’Leary was convicted after three hours of deliberations by a jury in Lee County, Florida, at the end of a five-day trial. During the trial, prosecutors told jurors that the Cape Coral mother “chose to ignore his screams.” Ryan O’Leary has also been charged with the same crimes as his wife, as well as sexually assaulting a victim under 12, and lewd and lascivious behavior/harassment of a victim under 12. He remains in jail and has not yet been tried. “This afternoon, Sheila O’Leary was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder. He was also sentenced to 30 years in prison for aggravated child abuse and 30 years in prison for aggravated manslaughter of a child,” the State Attorney’s Office for Florida’s 20th Judicial Circuit said in a statement. “He was sentenced to 5 years in prison for two counts of Child Neglect and one count of Child Abuse.”