Overview
- Doctors in Innsbruck treated the girl in a life-threatening state after her parents brought her in on April 28.
- Hospital staff alerted authorities under Austria’s protection law the next day, prompting a state police investigation.
- Prosecutors have placed both parents in pretrial custody on suspicion of prolonged neglect and failing to secure timely medical care.
- Reports say the child weighed about 14 kilograms and had a serious untreated skin disease that doctors are still evaluating.
- Officials say she was taught at home despite an order to return to regular classes, and her younger brother is now in protective care.