Doha , Qatar ( CNN ) -- Final arguments were heard Wednesday in the case of a California couple accused in Qatar of deliberately starving their 8-year-old adopted daughter to death . Matthew and Grace Huang , who were present in the Doha court , deny charges of murdering their daughter . Gloria , one of three children the couple adopted from Africa , died in January of last year . A verdict in the case is expected on March 27 . The prosecutor , repeating the arguments he gave in the last hearing in the case , argued that the evidence proved the Huangs had deliberately starved Gloria . He said that in intentionally neglecting to take the girl to a doctor when they found out she had not eaten for days , the couple caused her death . Medical reports presented to the court concluded that the victim died of starvation and that her body was emaciated , he said . He also said that witnesses testified that the girl was locked up in her room as punishment and that she was deprived of food . The prosecutor also painted a picture of Grace and Matthew Huang as inhumane people who had been cheaply sold their adopted child by her poverty-stricken parents in Africa . Brother says he saw her eat . Defense lawyer Sami Abou-Sheikha , who asked for an acquittal in the case , insisted on his clients ' innocence and said Gloria died of reasons that had nothing to do with her parents ' actions . Referring to the same reports as the prosecutor , he said the girl had an inflamed pancreas and lung , that her stool showed traces of food that was one or two days old , and that her bladder retained liquid . He also reminded the court that Gloria 's brother had testified that he had seen her eat a short while before her death and that she had been playing with her siblings on that day . The attorney also said that Gloria always had water bottles in her room and , even if not , she had access to water from the bathroom in her room . Gloria also had a history of eating disorders , as shown by medical documents , he said . Travel ban . The Huangs appealed to the court to lift a travel ban preventing them from leaving Qatar and presented a psychiatrist 's report indicating that their two sons were suffering as a result of their long absence . The U.S.-based doctor is overseeing therapy of the boys , who were separated from their parents after their arrest and taken back home with a relative . Their request to lift the travel ban was denied . `` We have lost our daughter , and our sons have lost their sister , '' Matthew Huang said outside the courtroom . `` This court has taken more than a year of our lives , and the process has only made it worse . In the midst of our innocence , we feel that we have been kidnapped , and we just want to go home . '' U.S. Embassy representatives were also present for the hearing . Journalist Riham Schebl reported from Doha , and Laura Smith-Spark wrote in London .
Grace and Matthew Huang deny murdering their adopted daughter , Gloria . Prosecutor says they caused her death by failing to seek help when she did n't eat . Defense says the Huangs are innocent and had nothing to do with Gloria 's death . Matthew Huang : `` We feel that we have been kidnapped , and we just want to go home ''