06-07-2012, 11:41 AM
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A mother-of-two has been charged with domestic violence after starving her newborn baby to the brink of death and neglecting her two-year-old daughter, police said.
Katherine Amanda Mattern, 23, is accused of 'withholding the basic necessities of life' from her seven-week-old son Liam Alexander Lee, according to court documents.
The woman, from Burien, Washington mistreated her son for such a long time that without medical treatment he would have died, doctors said, adding that any illness could have proved fatal.
The little girl had survived at the filthy home in Washington state, where they lived with Mattern's mother, by foraging for food, it was reported.
She was believed to have had better nutrition than her baby brother because she had spent some time in the care of other family members.
The home was described by authorities as 'cluttered and unsanitary'. Both children were treated for scabies while the two-year-old also had an MRSA infection. Abigail and Liam were now being looked after by the state.
Mattern is reportedly married to a registered sex offender who was banned from having contact with children.
Mattern was arrested yesterday and charged with criminal mistreatment in the second degree – domestic violence of her son. She has not been charged in relation to any abuse of her daughter but authorities said that the case is under review. She faces up to five years in prison if found guilty.
Bail has been set at $200,000 and Mattern is due to be arraigned on June 14.
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