Jay Woman Arrested In Horrific Child Abuse Case

In one of the most horrific child abuse cases investigators have ever seen, a Delaware County woman is facing two counts of felony child neglect after police said she starved her children and made them eat dog poop.

34-year-old Mary Elizabeth Moore’s two children, ages 5 and 3 are hospitalized in the ICU, and were so malnourished that doctors has to use nasal feeding tubes on the children. The 5-year-old weighed just 26 pounds, and the younger child weighed 18 pounds.

Moore was arrested at her rural home about five miles from Jay.

According to Delaware County Undersheriff Tracy Shaw, DHS has received numerous complaints about Moore relating to child neglect and malnourishment, but this is the first time it’s been brought to the attention of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office.

Moore remains in custody on a $100,000 bond.

News Talk KZRG is reaching out to the Sheriff’s Office for more information.