I have to disagree with the defense lawyers quoted in this article.
Defense lawyers said the first-time parents did the best they could while adhering to the lifestyle of vegans, who typically use no animal products.
The defendants were found guilty of murder and cruelty to children for malnourishing their 6-week-old baby to death with a diet that was mostly soy milk and apple juice.
Um, excuse me, Ms. Sanders and Mr. Thomas... but an infant simply cannot be totally vegan. A baby at six weeks of age should have a diet that predominantly consists of an animal product: his or her mother's milk!
I also think the headline is a little yellow, talking about a “vegan couple found guilty”. More accurately, they could have described them as an “ignorant couple”, but perhaps they could have just left it at “couple”.
It doesn't matter what the parents feed themselves if the child isn't feeding on breastmilk. They could have just as well had a diet consisting entirely of cheeseburgers and soft drinks, and have killed their infant by feeding it cow's milk and apple juice.