Parents formally refused bail over daughter's death
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The parents of a little Australian girl who is believed to have starved to death have been formally refused bail on murder charges.
Seven-year-old Shellay Ward weighed nine kilograms when found dead at her home in Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle, on November 3.
Her parents Blakeley Ward, 46, and Sharyn Ward, 37, have each been charged with one count of murder after being arrested south of Sydney yesterday morning.
They appeared in Wollongong Bail Court today and did not apply for bail.
Bail was formally refused, Macquarie Radio and Southern Cross Broadcasting reported.
The case will return to Wollongong court on Wednesday, Macquarie Radio reported.
- AAP
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