The trial against two Belgian parents, identified only as Peter S and Sandrina V, has begun after their seven-month-old died of starvation on June 6, 2014.
Almost three years after an autopsy showed baby Lucas’ stomach was bordering on empty – a result of the extreme gluten-free diet his parents fed him – the duo are facing a possible 18-months jail each.
In a local court, public prosecutors said Peter S and Sandrina V, who owned a ‘natural food store’ at the time, fed their child an extreme diet consisting mostly of quinoa milk, oat milk and rice milk.
‘The parents determined their own diagnosis that their child was gluten intolerant and had a lactose allergy,’ prosecutors said.
Despite Lucas weighing a measly 4.29 kilograms, half of what a boy his age should weigh, his parents also failed to seek proper medical attention when they saw their child ‘gasping for air’ in his last few days of life.
‘We never went with Lucas to a doctor because we never noticed anything unusual,’ the boy’s 34-year-old father reportedly told the court.

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This is why I have no time for people who bleat about "a parent's right to parent". Breeding doesn't entitle you to foist your beliefs on your child, it doesn't make you an instant expert, nor does it elevate your poorly reasoned beliefs to the status of scientific fact.
18 months? Your kidding, right? It should be 18 years.
This was not an accident. This was wilful ignorance and a refusal to listen to educated professionals.
Your "alternative lifestyle" and your ego should never be put before the best interests of your child.