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Gresham couple, accused of starving their children, face criminal charges
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
their two young children.
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said Mena Kamel, 33, and Marina Zaki, 28, are facing four counts of assault and 14 of criminal mistreatment. All of the accusations are linked to the parents failing to provide their children with food or adequate medical care.
The investigation began in late June
after police and medics came to their Gresham home to attend to one of the children, who had suffered a critical injury.
Court documents did not specify what kind of injury the child had or whether the parents caused the injury, but reports indicate that after the child was taken to the hospital for treatment,
DA: Two people accused of starvation, malnourishment of young children
According to court documents, starvation, malnourishment, and criminal mistreatment occurred between Sept. 1, 2018 and June 27, 2020.
Posted: Jan 20, 2021 8:08 AM
Updated: Jan 20, 2021 10:02 AM
Posted By: KPTV
GRESHAM, OR (KPTV) Two people are facing charges for the starvation and malnourishment of two young children, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office.
Mena Kamel, 33, and Marina Zaki, 28, are charged with four counts of first-degree assault and 14 counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment.
According to court documents, starvation, malnourishment, and criminal mistreatment occurred between Sept. 1, 2018 and June 27, 2020.
This investigation began on June 27, 2020 when one of the children suffered a critical injury that prompted a law enforcement and medical response to a home on the 16400 block of East Burnside in Gresham.
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