An Ohio woman pleaded guilty to one charge in the death of her 4-year-old daughter who was brought on by being denied proper nutrition and medical care, according to reports.
Tamara Banks pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2022 death of her daughter.
In July 2023, Banks and Christopher Hoeb were indicted for murder, involuntary manslaughter, and two counts of child endangering. The murder and child endangering Banks was indicted for were dismissed.
On January 21, 2022, Banks and Hoeb, who were the girl’s sole caretakers, found her unresponsive and called 911, according to a press release.
The prosecutor’s office said medics were able to revive the 4-year-old, but she remained unresponsive. She was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and was ultimately determined to be brain dead.
On January 24, 2022, the girl, referred to as “K.H.” in the press release from the prosecutor’s office, was taken off life support and passed away.
Banks and Hoeb fed the 4-year-old mostly Mountain Dew through a baby bottle and, as a result, her teeth rotted, and she had almost none left, according to the release.
According to the death record, the girl died from an anoxic brain injury due to diabetic ketoacidosis, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says is a life-threatening complication of diabetes that develops when your body doesn’t have enough insulin. Essentially, K.H. had diabetes that was left undiagnosed and untreated over a long period of time.
Banks is scheduled to be sentenced on May 24.
Hoeb is scheduled to appear in court on April 10.
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