• A Florida jury found the 39-year-old guilty of murder in the death of her son Ezra.
• Ezra died in his sleep weighing 17 pounds, seven pounds less than the average adult.
• His father faces similar charges and will likely go on trial later this year.

A vegan woman who killed her 18-month-old child, who starved to death on a strict raw fruit and vegetable diet, is facing life in prison.

In connection with the death of her son Ezra, a Florida jury found 39-year-old Sheila O’Leary guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter, child abuse, and two counts of child neglect on Wednesday.

When he passed away in his sleep in 2019, Ezra weighed 17 pounds, seven pounds less than the average adult.

According to News-Press, Sheila and her husband Ryan informed authorities that their household only consumed “raw fruits and vegetables” and “breast milk” after Ezra passed away.

Their three other children were malnourished and dehydrated at the time of Ezra’s death.

O’Leary informed the police that her son went weak without eating and had problems sleeping the night before his death.”

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According to News-Press, Donnorummo stressed that Ezra’s illness was chronic since O’Leary neglected to feed and care for her child.

Donnorummo declared, “This was a deliberate, premeditated line of action. “In this case, ignorance is not a defense.”

The jury was next addressed by defense counsel Lee Hollander, who displayed images of Sheila and Ezra.

“Does that appear to be a mother intent on killing her child?” Hollander enquired. “She didn’t commit a crime just because it happened,” was the common refrain.

The identical charges against Ryan O’Leary, 33, led to his indictment, and he will likely go on trial later this year.