After pleading guilty to endangering their 20-month-old daughter, who was found weighing just 13 pounds and suffering severe bedsores, Ohio parents will spend less than a year behind bars

Two Springfield Township parents in Ohio pleaded guilty to child endangering charges after their daughter was found severely malnourished and emaciated last November.

Stephanie Woods, 36, and Cody Mercer, 34, face nine-month prison sentences as part of their plea agreements. Sentencing is set for Sept. 9 before Judge Wende Cross.

Their daughter is now being cared for by a family member.

Girl weighed 13 pounds at 20 months old

The girl weighed just 13 pounds at 20 months old, according to court papers. She was also found to be dehydrated with bedsores all over her body and a body temperature of just 80 degrees when she was admitted to Children’s Hospital…

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