A 27-year-old Wisconsin man will join his girlfriend in prison after they starved their 3-week-old son to death while they enjoyed a hearty meal together as the boy withered away.

De'Varius D. Keys was sentenced to eight years in prison followed by four years probation in the death of Dev'Kumar Keys, according to court records. The boy's mother, 22-year-old Taryn L. Strait, received the same sentence last month. Both defendants pleaded guilty to felony child neglect.

According to a criminal complaint obtained by Law&Crime, Dev'Kumar died on Feb. 1, 2024, in Sun Prairie, a suburb of Madison. An autopsy determined the boy weighed just 5 pounds, losing more than a pound since his birth. Investigators learned Strait and Keys were mostly feeding the boy almond milk because she was struggling

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