Sentence in baby’s cocaine death
From Times Wire Reports
A woman accused of causing her infant daughter’s death by feeding her breast milk tainted with cocaine was sentenced in West Branch to nine months in prison on a reduced charge.
Sara Shelby, 24, pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted manslaughter in the death of her 5-month-old daughter. She originally was charged with involuntary manslaughter, a felony that could have meant 15 years in prison, but she agreed to a plea deal in which she would terminate her parental rights to her other child, a 5-year-old girl.
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