If a child dies from malnutrition in a state that follows the Model Penal Code, what is the most likely charge?

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Negligent Homicide involves the failure to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk of death or serious bodily injury, and the failure to take reasonable steps to avoid that risk. In the case of a child dying from malnutrition, the parent or caregiver's failure to provide adequate food and nutrition to the child would likely be considered a substantial and unjustifiable risk of serious bodily injury or death, and their failure to provide that nutrition would be seen as a failure to take reasonable steps to avoid that risk. This would likely result in a charge of Negligent Homicide.

If a Child Dies from Malnutrition in a State That