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Parents accused of starving daughter victims of 'unfair trial', court rules
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- The girl's parents enrolled her in ballet classes with dancers two to three years younger than she was, after lying about her age.
- WA's Court of Appeal has overturned the verdicts of the parents who were found guilty of starving their teenage daughter.
- The girl weighed just 28 kilograms when she was hospitalised in 2021 at the age of 17.
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The girl's parents enrolled her in ballet classes with dancers two to three years younger than she was, after lying about her age. (Supplied: District Court)
WA's Court of Appeal has overturned the verdicts of the parents who were found guilty of starving their teenage daughter.
The girl weighed just 28 kilograms when she was hospitalised in 2021 at the age of 17.
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