Mother and father charged after one-year-old boy dies from 'severe malnutrition' and second child found 'neglected' at home

Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 09:28 EDT, 7 August 2026 | Updated: 09:28 EDT, 7 August 2026 A mother and father have been charged after a one-year-old boy died from 'severe malnutrition' while a second child was found 'neglected'.Maero Johnson had been rushed to hospital, but despite the best efforts of staff, he passed away on August 23, 2023. The one-year-old died from ketonic hypoglycaemia and severe malnutrition, a Home Office postmortem confirmed. A second child was also found by Merseyside Police officers to be neglected and underdeveloped.Adam Johnson, 26, and Kylie Smith, 25, both of St Helens, have been charged with causing/allowing the death of a child and possession of a Class B drug, cannabis. Johnson and Smith are scheduled to appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court on August 13. Maero Johnson had been rushed to hospital, but despite the best efforts of staff, he passed away on August 23, 2023 (General view of Holly Bank Street, St Helens)