8-Year-Old Girl on Life Support After Reports of Neglect, ‘Squalor’ In San Jose Home

An eight-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a San Jose home that was investigated previously for child neglect and squalid conditions. Sources said a girl and another child in the home were malnourished and got most of their meals at school.

San Jose authorities are investigating the case of an eight-year-old girl who is currently on life support after being found unconscious and not breathing in a home on the 1200 block of Lancelot Lane, as Bay Area News Group reports. Sources told the News Group that animal urine and feces were present in the home, and the residence had been previously investigated by police and social services for child neglect and “squalor.”

Based on 911 recordings, the outlet says the girl suffered a cardiac arrest Wednesday morning and was put on life support at the hospital. Authorities have not updated the media on her condition…

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