During opening statements of the couple’s trial, Deputy District Attorney Franciesca Balerio told jurors that at death, the baby weighed 3.65 pounds, less than half her weight at birth. The prosecutor said no underlying medical conditions were found to have caused her death, and that the child died due to sustained and prolonged malnutrition. The prosecutor said part of the trial evidence would include a recorded conversation from inside a holding cell after their arrests. After Delilah was returned to her parents, Balerio said the defendants cut off communication with family members and service providers. Though Delilah’s condition deteriorated, the defense attorneys said the couple made genuine, but ultimately deficient, strides to care for her.