EVERGREEN, Colo. — Threats have been made against the Evergreen couple accused of starving their six-year-old daughter, law enforcement sources told FOX31 Denver.
Jason Barton, 40, and Katie Barton, 36, face child abuse resulting in serious bodily harm.
Their daughter weighed just 25 pounds when the couple brought her to Children’s Hospital on June 10.
The parents admitted taking their daughter out of kindergarten and placing locks on their refrigerator to keep their oldest child from eating. Doctors compared the girl to a concentration camp victim, a girl who told investigators she was forced to run laps in her driveway for taking food without permission.
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Can you imagine? If they are found guilty, that baby will never get to live with his or her parents. While for the best if they did that to his/her sibling, I find it all so sad.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A couple from Evergreen accused of nearly starving their 6-year-old daughter to death are expecting another baby.
Kathleen Barton, 36, was visibly pregnant when she appeared in court Tuesday. She is 7 months pregnant with the couple’s fourth child.
She and her husband, 40-year-old Jason Barton, are charged with child abuse resulting in bodily harm in the case of their oldest child.
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Two investigators from the sheriff's office testified during Thursday's hearing. Jefferson County sheriff's investigator Jaime Zieck said Katie Barton's mother and brother both filed reports with social services. He interviewed both family members.
He testified that Barton's mother said she and her husband were barely allowed to interact with the kids and couldn't talk to them during dinner.
Doctors noted that the 6-year-old had the average weight of a 24-month-old child and the height of a 3-year-old.
But doctors also told investigators she did not have autism, or any behavioral or social disorder, and did not have any medical, psychological or genetic reason that would explain the weight loss.
The third and final witness is expected to testify on Dec. 3.
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DA Peter A. Weir @DA1Colorado 3 minutes ago
Katherine and Jason Barton pled G today to child abuse for starving a 6YO child who weighed 25 lbs. when taken to hospital. @jeffcosheriffco
DA Peter A. Weir @DA1Colorado 10 minutes ago
Jason + Katherine Barton PG to Child Abuse with Serious Bodily Injury for starving 6YO girl in their care. SE 12/9, facing 10-24Y prison
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