But...but...but....

...liberals told us that starvation and dehydration were "peaceful" and "dignified" ways to die.

Mother Of Starved Baby Has Long History With CPS

The mother of a 2-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who starved to death has a long history with Child Protective Services, but the agency lost track of her, Local 2 reported Wednesday.

An autopsy ruled the cause of death as malnutrition and dehydration, so investigators took the mother, identified as Chrisy Castillo, 27, into custody and charged her with murder by omission.

"The child did not receive the correct amount of food or nourishment to sustain life," said Detective C.P. Abbondandolo, of the Houston Police Department.

The baby, Marvin, weighed 18 pounds when he died. At 23 months, the average weight for babies is 28 pounds.

Child Protective Services has had several investigations of Castillo, who had five children. In November 2000, the agency investigated allegations that Castillo neglected Marvin's brother. In November 2001, that brother and a sister were turned over permanently to other family members. In November 2003, Marvin's twin died. It was first ruled sudden infant death syndrome, but the case has since been reopened. In September 2004, another allegation of neglect was made, this time involving Marvin.

"How come CPS didn't intervene before this boy died?" Local 2's Joel Eisenbaum asked.

"We did. Each and every time we'd get a call, we would intervene. Now, this mother -- she has a history of being transient, of moving from place to place," said Estelle Olquin, with CPS.


Castillo was living in a north Houston motel room when Marvin died.

CPS said that, by then, they had stopped trying to find her.

"It's not like we have the resources to keep checking once a month," Olquin said.

"The caseworker can't make a call once a month?" Eisenbaum asked.

"No. Eventually the case is closed and you move on to the next case," Olquin said.

Olquin said they don't have the resources or the law on their side to track down questionable parents who don't want to be found.

Castillo was in court for her arraignment Wednesday morning. She is jailed on a $50,000 bond.