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Albany (OR) parents convicted of manslaughter in faith-healing death of daughter with diabetes
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/11/albany_parents_convicted_of_ma.htmlAn Albany couple has been convicted of manslaughter in the faith-healing death of their 12-year-old daughter who had diabetes....
Prosecutors said they were negligent in the death of their daughter Syble who died in 2013 from a complication from her disease, diabetic ketoacidosis.
The Rossiters said they thought their daughter had the flu, which is why they did not take her to a doctor.
The state presented testimony that the Rossiters belong to the Church of the First Born in Brownsville, a group that believes in faith-healing.
Prosecutors said they were negligent in the death of their daughter Syble who died in 2013 from a complication from her disease, diabetic ketoacidosis.
The Rossiters said they thought their daughter had the flu, which is why they did not take her to a doctor.
The state presented testimony that the Rossiters belong to the Church of the First Born in Brownsville, a group that believes in faith-healing.
