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Coverage dated October 14, 2026

California parents charged after girl, 8, dies in cockroach-infested home

Headline from KTLA Los Angeles

A Northern California couple is facing felony child neglect charges in the death of an 8-year-old girl suffering a severe asthma attack inside their cockroach-infested home that was littered with garbage, mold and animal feces.

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    'Dangerous squalor.' California parents charged in death of asthmatic girl who lived in roach-filled home (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    An 8-year-old girl who lived in a squalid home died of an asthma attack. Her parents have been charged with felony neglect.

  2. KTLA Los Angeles

    California parents charged after girl, 8, dies in cockroach-infested home (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    A Northern California couple is facing felony child neglect charges in the death of an 8-year-old girl suffering a severe asthma attack inside their cockroach-infested home that was littered with garbage, mold and animal feces.