KPD Police Chief Mike St. Jean said in a statement that the case “complex and emotionally challenging”
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- A 42-year-old woman was arrested and charged on suspicion of manslaughter in the first degree after the death of her 10-year-old daughter
- Police said through their investigation, they discovered that the child had Type 1 diabetes and was believed to have died from “prolonged diabetic ketoacidosis”
- Despite signs that her daughter had been undergoing diabetic ketoacidosis, the woman took her children on a road trip and the 10-year-old went into a coma and died in the backseat, per a probable cause affidavit
A Washington woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of her 10-year-old daughter.
The Kirkland Police Department (KPD) shared in a news release on Friday, Nov. 21, that a 42-year-old woman from Kirkland, Wash. — who was later identified as Lloydina McAllister by court filings, per ABC News — was arrested on Nov. 4 following “an extensive investigation into the death of her 10-year-old daughter.”
Police said the case was highlighted to them by Child Protective Services in July 2025 after the woman brought her deceased daughter to a hospital in Tacoma, Wash…