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B.C. woman dropped 50 pounds in 3 months before dying of starvation, inquest hears - BC | Globalnews.ca

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Florence Girard dropped from 100 to 50 pounds in the months before she died of starvation in October 2018 .

Astrid Dahl was convicted of failing to provide the necessaries of life for a woman with Down syndrome in her care.

Dahl testified that she fed Girard three to four bottles of meal replacements daily .

Dahl said she was paid $ 2,000 a month to take care of Girard but that was not enough.

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