Parents arrested after baby girl weighing just 8lbs and 'covered in dirt, sores and blisters dies gasping for air'

PARENTS were arrested after a baby girl who allegedly weighed eight pounds died gasping for air, covered in dirt, sores and blisters.

Sage Wright, 22, and Christian Bishop-Torrence, 24, were arrested on Friday after cops served two warrants.

According to an arrest affidavit, obtained by kxan, Bishop-Torrence checked on his little girl before leaving the house to get fast food and discovered that she was gasping for air.

After discovering that she was taking slow, shallow breaths which rattled when she exhaled, the father rushed her to hospital.

However, officials said that when they observed the child she was plastered in dirt with small, circular blisters on her lower back and buttocks.

The one-year-old weighed eight pounds. Her parents said they had noticed her losing weight since January but did not seek medical help, according to the affidavit.

Dr Suzanne Dakil conducted a forensic exam and wrote in her report: "Even though a small chance exists that a genetic or metabolic problem could cause weight loss, normal newborn screens and the lack of family history would make this highly unlikely."

Wright admitted that she had not bonded with the little girl in the way that she had with her two other children.

The parents are being held in the Wichita County jail, both on bonds of $500,000.

On Saturday, they both declared indigency and requested court-appointed attorneys.

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