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An Australian couple who put their baby daughter on a strict vegan diet that left her severely malnourished have avoided serving a jail sentence.
The couple in their 30s, who cannot be named, were sentenced to an 18-month jail term which will be served as a community order.
The girl, now three, was so malnourished she looked like a three-month-old at 19 months.
She was fed a diet of oats, potatoes, toast and rice among others. Read more