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"Until they return, they remain starved, tortured and in constant danger of death."

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Ethan Ives-Griffiths was just two years old when he was beaten, starved and then murdered behind closed doors by two people who were meant to love and care for him.

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"Ethan was being beaten, he was being starved, and he was being deprived of fluids," the judge told the court.

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A couple murdered their three-year-old daughter by deliberately starving her over many months, a court has heard.

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Given how starved Mumbai's current airport is for capacity, analysts expect strong uptake for NMIA's parking slots from airlines looking to launch new routes.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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