Mother Pleads Guilty in Son’s Fatal Infection
From Times Wire Reports
A woman pleaded guilty to causing the death of her 15-month-old son, whose severe diaper rash led to a fatal infection.
Amy Livingston, 27, pleaded guilty in Ebensburg to involuntary manslaughter in the boy’s death and to child endangerment for not treating a rash on another son.
Her son Harley died in December of sepsis and dehydration. His brother, Hunter, 4, was successfully treated.
Doctors testified at a preliminary hearing that the baby could have survived with basic care.
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