Jury Selection Begins in Boone County Teen’s Starvation Death Case
Jury selection has begun for a grandmother accused in the starvation death of a teenager in Boone County, West Virginia.
Charleston Huntington, WV, October 13, 2026 —
Jury selection has begun in Boone County, West Virginia, in a case involving a grandmother accused in the starvation death of a teenager. The information available for this report does not identify the grandmother or the teenager.
The start of jury selection marks a step in the case, but details about the proceedings were not provided. The information does not specify when jury selection began, which court is handling the case, or how many prospective jurors are being considered.
The accusation concerns a teenager’s death by starvation. No further details were provided about the circumstances of the death, when it occurred, or the events leading up to it. The specific charge against the grandmother was also not provided, and no information was available about her plea or response to the accusation.
Information about the prosecution and defense, including the names of attorneys or any statements from either side, was not included. The available summary also did not describe what is expected to happen after jury selection or provide a timeline for the proceedings.
As jury selection begins, the details confirmed here remain limited to the accused person’s relationship to the teenager, the nature of the accusation, and the county and state where the case is taking place. Further information about the identities of those involved, the allegations and the court proceedings was not provided.
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