CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – State police charged a 50-year-old Charleston County woman with unlawful conduct toward a child.
Shirl Lee Swinney, of North Charleston, was arrested Wednesday by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division following an investigation into the death of a 17 year old.
Arrest affidavits show Swinney failed to provide the juvenile with the medical assistance needed to control her Type 1 diabetes.
The documents show there were multiple cancelled or no-show medical appointments that were needed to maintain a valid insulin regimen. And in one documented instance, she failed to take the victim to her endocrinologist appointment for a year.
Affidavits detail a series of medical emergencies that involved the juvenile, which culminated in an incident in August 2022 in which Swinney called 9-1-1 after finding the juvenile victim on the bathroom floor.
While on the phone with emergency operators, Swinney can be heard saying, “I knew she shouldn’t of had that milkshake…”