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The Edmond Police Department is investigating what doctors called a heinous case of child neglect.
According to investigators, the child went to extreme lengths to stay alive. Witnesses said the child snuck out of his home at night to look for food in the dumpster.
Edmond investigators are shocked by this case. They said the victim, an 8-year-old child, only gained six pounds in seven years.
The investigation started in February, when the Oklahoma Department of Human Services did a wellness check on an 8-year-old who was the size of a 2 1/2-year-old.
“A referral had been made to them by someone who had seen this child crawling out of his bedroom window at night. Supposedly this was to get food because he was hungry,” said Emily Ward, Edmond Police Department Public Information Officer.