Overview
- Deputies found 5-year-old Marley Perilloux unresponsive at a Geismar gas station on January 1, and he was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
- Authorities reported the child weighed about 19 pounds and measured 35 inches, and investigators cited severe malnourishment and prolonged neglect.
- A search of the residence found conditions described as poor and barely livable, and interviews indicated failures in hygiene, feeding, and medical care.
- Parents Marlon Perilloux, 33, and Raynisa Young, 27, were charged with negligent homicide, second-degree cruelty to juveniles, and drug and weapons offenses, and they are being held without bond.
- Three other children from the home were placed in state care, and an APSO official called the case the worst neglect he has seen in 34 years as the investigation continues.