How the trial of WA parents accused of starving their daughter has played out over the past two weeks

WARNING: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing. If you or anyone you know needs help: Lifeline on 13 11 14 Headspace on 1800 650 890 Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 Butterfly Foundation on 1800 334 673 Ballet teachers raise alarm The case of the allegedly malnourished teenager and the parents whom police have accused of deliberately starving her has been aired in public for the first time in Perth's District Court in recent weeks, and the evidence heard so far has been as unusual as it has been compelling. The previous day's intake included raspberries and a pear for breakfast, nuts and fruit for lunch, and minestrone soup and vegan chocolate ice cream for dinner, the parents told a general practitioner But when a dance teacher asked the mother to provide a snack for the girl to eat in between dance classes, the child was given "one thin rice cracker" with tomato, compared with the hearty bowls of pasta other dance students were tucking into, the court heard. The court hears days later the parents took their daughter to Perth Children's Hospital where her case was considered a medical emergency, with doctors diagnosing severe malnutrition. An occupational therapist tells a Perth court that a severely malnourished girl, whose parents are on trial for allegedly starving her, was reluctant to answer personal questions and had "reduced maturity and "reduced problem solving".