Cape Girardeau woman charged after toddler's death from malnutrition

Alyssa N. Wehmeyer, a 21-year-old woman from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, faces felony charges after the death of her one-year-old child due to severe malnutrition and dehydration. The child was reportedly not fed for approximately 43 hours before being found unresponsive on February 28. Wehmeyer admitted to authorities that the child last ate on February 26 and had been left unattended for nearly 19 hours, with an autopsy revealing very little food in the child's stomach. She has been charged with abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death and is being held on a $100,000 cash bond. Wehmeyer claimed that she did not seek medical help for the child due to suffering from a migraine, indicating a lack of care during that critical period. Her first court appearance is scheduled for Thursday morning.