Overview

• The judges convicted the couple of death by culpability and imposed a nearly two‑year suspended prison sentence after more than a year already served in detention.
• The 17‑day‑old boy died in February last year from undernutrition after being fed mushrooms and soy powder mixed with demineralized water.
• No medical professionals were involved in the pregnancy or birth, and the mother was in life‑threatening condition at about 40 kilograms.
• Prosecutors had sought six years for manslaughter, but the court ruled there was no proven intent to kill.
• Experts reported both parents suffer from a delusional disorder, and investigators noted a removed website praising psilocybin and the baby’s name, Psilocybe Mycelium ‘Psilo’.