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Oct. 2, 2009, 6:48AM

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth man has been convicted over the 2007 starving of his infant son that left the 7-month-old baby weighing just 6 pounds.

A judge in December is expected to sentence 38-year-old Michael Anthony Foster.

A Tarrant County jury on Thursday convicted Foster of causing serious bodily injury to a child by failing to feed him and provide medical care. The penalty range is probation to life in prison.

The boy's mother, Melisa Marez, is also charged with injuring the baby, named Euphrates.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Merez, who in 2008 was ruled incompetent for trial, is expected in court Monday.

A neighbor in 2007 called 911 to report the malnourished child.

The boy, who was placed with Child Protective Services, has recovered and has been adopted.
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Information from: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, http://www.star-telegram.com

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