Dad Convicted of Murder After Passing Out Drunk 'for Days on End' as Daughter, 2, Died of Malnutrition

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A Kansas father has been found guilty ofmurderinghis 2-year-old daughter, who prosecutors said in court died of malnutrition while he was “intoxicated and passed out for days on end.”

Exon had told the dispatcher his daughter had been “starving herself,” and authorities found five empty liquor bottles in his bedroom, theTopeka Capital-Journalreports.

Shawnee County Department of Corrections

The court heard that Exon’s substance addiction issues caused him to not feed his children for days.

Aurora’s mother, who did not have custody of the two children, last saw her daughter alive on December 26, 2020, perThe Topeka Capital-Journal.

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“She loved to dance and had a smile that would light up a room and the hearts of those around her. She also loved cheese and peanut butter crackers,” the obituary states.

Exon’s sentencinghas been scheduled for July 28, 2023.

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source: people.com