I don't know anything about American law but here this would be classed as manslaughter. To kick a three-year-old out of the house at 3 am because she wouldn't drink her milk? He needs locking up for a very long time.
I think we may be discussing somebody who is very subnormal intellectually. That would make everything a lot more understandable when considering the father, though no less heartbreaking when considering the daughter.
Have no idea how building up someone's system works, but 2 years seems to be a long time to be seriously malnourished whilst in the 'care' of her 'parents'
Good Lord...
and he said he'd seen coyotes in the alley he'd left her in.
Will they look at the father as a suspect I wonder? If the mother was asleep there are no witnesses to what actually happened.