- A West Valley couple was charged with child torture for starving a 5-year-old.
- The girl ate nonfood items due to hunger and was severely underweight.
- She was isolated, not in school, and slept on the floor, prosecutors say.
WEST VALLEY CITY — A West Valley couple accused of starving a 5-year-old girl to the point that she would eat nonfood items has been charged.
Daniel James Fivas, 32, and Jessica Marie Harmes, 44, were each charged Friday in 3rd District Court with child torture, a first-degree felony.
“The defendants in this matter purposefully withheld food from the victim. Over the course of at least two years, the victim has been plummeting in health and growth,” prosecutors wrote in charging documents…