Toddler starved to death after being stranded at home when his father died of heart disease

Officials said the toddler was 'not able to obtain any nourishment after his father passed'

A two-year-old boy was found dead in an apartment after he had been left to fend for himself when his father died of heart disease. David Conde Jr. was found in the same bedroom as his father David Conde Sr., 59, in their Geneva, New York, apartment on February 15. They were last seen alive on January 22, NBC News reports. Described as "a beautiful baby boy with curly locks", the toddler had recently learned to walk following a number of surgeries because of a medical condition at birth. The boy and his father's causes of death have only just been released, according to a news release from the Ontario County Sheriff's Office.

On Monday, deputies announced that Conde Sr. died of natural causes due to cardiovascular disease.

His son died of starvation sometime afterwards, deputies said.

The news release said: "It is believed Mr. Conde passed away first and the child was not able to obtain any nourishment after his father passed."

[caption id="attachment_367588" align="alignnone" width="844"] David Conde Sr. and his son, David Conde Jr. were found dead in an apartment on Hamilton Street on February 15, 2022 (Facebook)[/caption] Related links:

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