Opening statements kicked off yesterday in San Diego Superior Court, where prosecutors told jurors they would hear a straightforward story of neglect: baby Delilah, born in July 2021, wasted away from starvation inside a City Heights apartment. Jurors watched police body-camera footage from inside the home, and were told the case would move quickly into witness testimony today.
Prosecutors Paint Stark Picture Of Starvation
Deputy District Attorney Francesca Ballerio told jurors Delilah entered the world healthy but was later “reduced to less than half of her birth weight,” calling what happened “prolonged severe malnutrition.” As reported by NBC 7 San Diego, prosecutors urged jurors to look at the medical records and graphic photos together to…..