Judge cites father’s ‘callous’ 911 call, orders murder trial

A judge has ordered two Michigan parents to stand trial for murder in the death of their malnourished 10-monthold daughter, citing the “callousness” of the father’s 911 call in which he referred to the child as “dead as a door knob.”

Seth Welch and Tatiana Fusari were charged in August with murder and first-degree child abuse after their daughter, Mary, was found unresponsive in their Solon Township home. An autopsy found she died of malnutrition and dehydration because of neglect.