NIBLEY, Utah (KSL.com) — A Cache County couple has been arrested in connection with the death of their 18-month-old daughter, who investigators say was left alone most days and died due to complications from malnutrition and dehydration.

Mitchell Chesnut Murray and Carrie Marie Murray, both 31, were each booked into the Cache County Jail for investigation of aggravated murder and aggravated child abuse.

Ruby Marie Murray died on March 19. She weighed approximately 17 pounds at the time of her death. Her mother told police she found her daughter deceased in her crib, according to a police booking affidavit.

As emergency crews were responding, 911 dispatchers tried to get Carrie Murray to perform life-saving efforts, but “Carrie informed dispatch that she was a nurse and she believed the

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