In a courtroom development today, 47-year-old Norma Lisa Elizondo and 37-year-old James Cannady pleaded guilty to the offense of Injury to a Child with Serious Bodily Injury by Omission. Elizondo received a 30-year sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the crime, while Cannady's sentencing is pending the completion of a pre-sentencing investigation.

The legal actions unfolded in the 187th District Court of Bexar County. The charges stemmed from an incident on February 18, 2023, when the defendants brought their ten-year-old special needs child to the hospital with severe malnutrition. At the time, the child weighed a mere 27 pounds and required a life-saving blood transfusion.

Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales emphasized, "No parent should ever knowingly and deliberately starve their child." The severity of the case is reflected in Elizondo's 30-year sentence, demonstrating the county's commitment to protecting children. The outcome for James Cannady awaits the results of the pre-sentencing investigation ordered by the judge.