911 call leads to ‘shocking’ discovery of 14-year-old girl in skeletal state; mother, grandparents charged in her death

BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ/Gray News) - Deputies said a 14-year-old girl in West Virginia was found in a skeletal state after not receiving medical treatment in the last four years.

Authorities were dispatched to a home on April 17, about the cardiac arrest of a teenager, identified as Kyneddi Miller. When deputies arrived on the scene, they described the teen’s appearance as ‘shocking.’

The criminal complaint states that Kyneddi’s body was ‘emaciated to a skeletal state,’ WSAZ reported.

In an interview with Donna Stone, the teen’s grandmother, deputies learned that the teen had not been outside the house more than two times in the last four years and had not attended school since late 2019 or early 2020.

Deputies said the child’s mother, Julie Miller also failed to get her daughter any medical treatment for the last four years, WSAZ reported.

In the days leading up to her death, Donna said Kyneddi had not been able to function on her own in four to five days due to her physical state, according to the criminal complaint.

Jerry Stone, Donna Stone and Julie Miller were all charged with child neglect, resulting in death.

Deputies said both “failed to exercise a minimum degree of care to assure the teenager’s physical safety and health.”

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