Mother Convicted of Abuse in Death of 680-Pound Girl
A California woman whose 13-year-old daughter weighed 680 pounds when she died of congestive heart failure in 1996 was found guilty Friday of misdemeanor child abuse.
Marlene Corrigan had faced felony misconduct charges in connection with the death of her daughter, Christina. But a California judge found Corrigan guilty of the less severe misdemeanor offense on the grounds that passive rather than active misconduct helped trigger Christina’s death.
Christina died Nov. 19, 1996, at her home in El Cerrito, about 20 miles northeast of San Francisco. Authorities found the girl’s body dotted with bedsores and lying amid feces, urine and empty food containers.
Corrigan faces up to a year in jail. Her sentencing was scheduled for Feb. 27.
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