Couple starved disabled 14-year-old relative to death and now face murder charges, prosecutors say

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsCouple starved disabled 14-year-old relative to death and now face murder charges, prosecutors saySherwood Johnson, 37, and Megan Fredrick, 33, were arrested on April 16 in Washington stateMike Bedigan in New York Friday 24 April 2026 19:06 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964526","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/parents-murder-charges-disabled-child-california-b2964526.html","title":"Couple charged with murder over death of disabled 14-year-old relative"}}CloseYouTuber Jodi Hildebrandt pleads guilty to child abuseThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A California couple...