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8-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Removed from San Jose Home

18 May 2026 14:30

An 8-year-old girl died on Sunday after being taken off life support, days after she was found unresponsive at a San Jose home under investigation for child neglect. - The girl was found unconscious and not breathing on May 13 at a home on Lancelot Lane.

- The home had been the subject of multiple police and welfare calls for suspected child neglect, with sources describing squalid conditions. - The county Department of Family and Child Services had previously visited the home and found no cause to take action.

- The investigation now involves the District Attorney's Office under the county's child death protocol.

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