Angela Lowe, 46, faces felony child abuse, assault and false imprisonment charges after the boy was rushed to the hospital
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- Angela Lowe, 46, was arrested after bringing the boy to an ER in Lincoln, Nebraska on Jan. 12
- The child was later airlifted to a children’s hospital in Omaha where he was treated for septic shock and pneumonia
- Lowe faces felony child abuse, first-degree assault and false imprisonment charges
A Nebraska woman has been charged after a 12-year-old boy in her care was found weighing just 47 lbs. and hospitalized in critical condition.
Angela Lowe, 46, was arrested after bringing the boy to a local emergency room on Jan. 12, per reporting from KOLN, KPTV and KLKN-TV.
Per the outlets, which cite police, a nurse reported suspected child neglect after noticing the boy was significantly malnourished and too weak to lift himself or speak. The child weighed just 47 lbs. and had a core body temperature of about 80 degrees, with investigators noting that the average 12-year-old boy weighs roughly 90 pounds…