The Virginian-Pilot
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The parents of an 11-month-old girl who died last month have been arrested and charged with murder in her death.
Linwood Jones Jr. and Shawntay Jones, both 25, were arrested Monday night and charged with one count of murder each, according to a city news release.
Grand Jury indictments were sought after the Office of the Medical Examiner determined that the girl, Zanya K. Jones, died of dehydration and malnutrition because of medical and nutritional neglect, the city said.
Just before 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 1, paramedics found the girl cold and unresponsive inside a home in the 600 block of Third Ave. The home did not have running water or a working refrigerator.
The parents told police they had last checked on the child at 7 a.m.
Two other children, ages 3 and 4, were taken from the home by Child Protective Services because of unsanitary conditions.
When the parents appeared in court in December on felony abuse and neglect charges, a prosecutor said the child had not eaten in at least a day or two.
The parents are being held in the Western Tidewater Regional Jail, the city said.
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