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An Ohio mother and three nurses were charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter in the death of the woman's 14-year-old daughter, who had cerebral palsy and weighed 28 pounds at the time of her death.
According to the coroner’s office, the 14-year-old victim, Makayla Norman, died March 1 from nutritional and medical neglect complicated by her chronic condition.
"She was the worst malnourished child this office has ever seen," Ken Betz, director of the coroner's office, said Thursday.
A grand jury in Montgomery County indicted the four women on Thursday. They include the girl’s mother, 42-year-old Angela Norman of Dayton, Mollie Parsons of Dayton, Kathryn Williams of Englewood and Mary Kilby of Miamisburg.
Montgomery County Prosecutor, Mathias Heck Jr. had this to say about the case:
"This is a tragic and sad case wherein four adults were responsible for the care of this 14-year-old special-needs girl, and they all utterly ignored and failed to do so." The conduct of these four defendants transcends all bounds of human decency."
Heck also says the girl undoubtedly would still be alive "if just one of these defendants had acted responsibly."
The victim had numerous bed sores and showed other signs of neglect, and the prosecutor described the home as vile and filthy.
The girl’s mother, Angela Norman was indicted on a felony count and a misdemeanor count of endangering children.
Mollie E. Parsons was indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter, failing to provide for a functionally impaired person and tampering with records. Kathryn Williams and Mary K. Kilby were each charged with failing to provide for a functionally impaired person and failing to report child abuse or neglect.
The teen was confined to her home and was supposed to be cared for by her mother and Parsons, a licensed practical nurse whose job was to administer care for the girl six days a week, according to the prosecutor.
Williams and Kilby are registered nurses, the prosecutor's office said. Williams was paid to supervise Parsons and visit and inspect the living conditions and do a physical assessment of the girl every 30 to 60 days. Kilby was scheduled to visit every six months to also check on conditions of the home and assess the girl's health, needs and care, the statement said.
Children's services had received a complaint on the family in September 2009. A spokesperson for the agency says he allegations could not be substantiated at the time.
Stevens said she could not provide any additional information because of confidentiality requirements, but she said that the department would have assisted the police and the prosecutor's office in their investigation of the girl's death.
All four women are being held in county jail.
Interesting status update on Nurse Mary Kilby’s Facebook page:
GOING TO BE OFF FOR A FEW DAYS, SOMEONE REPORTED ME AS ABUSIVE, SO I NEED TO KNOW WHO STILL WANTS TO (REMAIN ON FRIENDS LIST)... Delete me and I'll hunt you down, lol.
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