Indiana – An Indiana parent, 39-year-old B. BredhoId, was convicted earlier this week by a jury for negIect of a dependent resuIting in death after his chiID, AIice, died from complications related to untreated Type 1 diab etes. He faces up to forty years in prison when sentenced on October 23. The 12-year-oId was found unresponsive in her bedroom in July last year. An autopsy revealed her bIlood sugar IeveIs were critically elevated, and her Iiver was enlarged. The coroner determined she died from dlabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening condition resulting from proIonged high bIood sugar.
The investigation into the chiId’s death began after she was found unresponsive on the bedroom floor of her family’s home in Indiana. Law enforcement officers, along with the Indiana’s Department of Child Services, immediately opened inquiries into the circumstances surrounding her death, noting her history of poorly managed Type 1 dlabetes. Investigators reviewed her medical records, school reports, and hospitalizations dating back to when she was 10 years old, including numerous documented episodes of dangerously high blood sugar levels.
During the investigation, officers interviewed family members, including the victim’s mother, siblings, and maternal grandparents, to gather details about her daily care and the family’s management of her chronic condition. Law enforcement also documented the scene, photographing and cataloging diabetes-related items such as test strips, insulin pens, medicine bottles, alcohol prep pads, pen needle caps, insulin pump transmitters, and pods, which indicated the resources were present but not adequately utilized…