Michigan ? A 9-year-old quadriplegic girl whose body was found in a storage unit suffered from “severe, ongoing malnutrition and neglect” before her death, a prosecutor said Friday after charging her adoptive mother with murder.

Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton charged 39-year-old Lorrie Thomas of Flint with six crimes, including second-degree murder, child abuse, tampering with evidence, removing a dead body and welfare fraud.

Shylea Myza Thomas weighed 33 pounds at her death — about half her weight of 61 pounds in August 2007, Leyton said at a news conference. The girl had untreated bed sores and bones sticking through skin, he said.

“Nobody should die like this. … The child suffered — there’s no question about it. It’s heart-wrenching to every one of us,” he said.