I am re-reading this, if the neglect situation was so severe then what is the time delay situation between the point the doctor figured it had to happen right away vs the the police showing up later? Was there some sort of medical order to return to a hospital with a certain period of time and they didn't?

White child under age 7, prime merchandise in the adoption world but with some sort of major medical defect, that's another story, unless that was just the story to get the child away from the parents.