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id: 0e5878cdcc
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-13 23:30 EST
updated: 2026-11-13 23:30 EST
status: reported
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# Letter sheds new light on social services failures after 5-year-old Baltimore girl starved to death

Zona Byrd weighed little more than 17 pounds—emaciated—she starved to death in the bedroom of her East Baltimore home, where police found her cold to the touch in October 2024.

Section: [Public Safety](/baltimore/section/safety.md) · Entities: none

## Coverage

- [WJZ CBS News Baltimore](https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/baltimore-parents-sentenced-social-services-failures-zona-byrd/), 2026-11-13 23:30 EST: Letter sheds new light on social services failures after 5-year-old Baltimore girl starved to death

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