Teen boy weighed 47 lbs. at death; mother and family charged
According to SLED, Hope Fish, Freddie Fish II and Freddie Fish Senior were all charged and booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center on April 24.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said three people have been charged in connection to the disturbing death of a 13-year-old from Spartanburg County.
The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office said Robert Blake Fish died on Oct. 8, 2022. He was diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome earlier in life and was special needs. Officials said Fish was only 47 pounds when he died.
After an autopsy was completed, the coroner’s office listed Fish’s death as malnutrition and dehydration. Other significant conditions included withholding seizure medication, the coroner reported.
The teen was supposed to be on multiple different medications according to authorities, but they only found a bottle of seizure medicine at home which still contained 85 pills despite being filled five months earlier.
Hope Fish has been charged with murder, felony child abuse and unlawful neglect towards a child. Freddie Fish II is facing accessory to murder and unlawful neglect towards a child charges.
Freddie Fish Sr. has been charged with unlawful neglect towards a child.
