CINCINNATI (AP) — The mother of a 14-year-old girl who
had cerebral palsy and weighed 28 pounds when she died last year was
sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison.
Angela Norman was
sentenced in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court in Dayton, county
prosecutor’s spokesman Greg Flannagan said. Norman, a Dayton resident,
pleaded guilty last month to a first-degree felony count of involuntary
manslaughter and to single misdemeanor and felony counts of endangering
children.
Authorities say Norman’s daughter, Makayla, had numerous
bed sores and showed other signs of neglect when she died March 1,
2011. The girl died from nutritional and medical neglect complicated by
her chronic condition and was the "worst malnourished child this office
has ever seen," the coroner’s office director, Ken Betz, said.
Norman’s attorney didn’t immediately return a call for comment Thursday.
County
prosecutor Mat Heck Jr., has said that the home was vile and filthy and
that the 43-year-old Norman didn’t provide sufficient food or proper
care for the child, resulting in her death.
He said in a statement Thursday that Norman "completely shirked her responsibilities" in the
care of her daughter.
"Makayla
was unable to care for herself and was totally dependent upon others to
provide for her well-being and ensure her health and safety," Heck
said.
Three nurses, who also were indicted on charges in the case, have pleaded not guilty and are awaiting
trial.
Mollie
E. Parsons, 42, of Dayton, was indicted on charges of involuntary
manslaughter, failing to provide for a functionally impaired person and
tampering with records. Kathryn Williams, 42, of Englewood, and Mary K.
Kilby, 63, of Miamisburg, both registered nurses, were each indicted on
charges of 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 who was supposed work six days a week at the
home, according to the prosecutor.
Williams was to supervise
Parsons, visit and inspect the living conditions, and do a physical
assessment of the girl every 30 to 60 days, and 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 prosecutor has said.
Dayton is about an hour north of Cincinnati.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.