Vancouver couple deny starving 15-year-old son to death as murder trial nears end

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A Vancouver couple accused of fatally starving their 15-year-old son while he was isolated at home during the pandemic denied in court underfeeding the boy and said they had no idea he was so sick.

A Clark County Superior Court jury heard testimony Thursday from both Felicia Adams-Franks, 54, and Jesse Franks, 58, who are facing charges of homicide by abuse and second-degree murder in the death of Karreon Franks on Nov. 27, 2020.

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