VA Mom Charged With Murder In 3-Year-Old’s Death
Published: September 30, 2009
PULASKI, Va. (AP) - A Pulaski woman has been charged with second-degree murder and felony child neglect in the death of her 3-year-old son, who died after she delayed reporting that he had taken an unspecified drug.
Town Police Chief Gary Roche said 38-year-old Lisa Hylton was charged Wednesday afternoon, several hours after the child’s death.
Roche says the boy apparently ingested a Schedule II controlled substance, a category that contains OxyContin, cocaine and
methamphetamine. Police are awaiting confirmation of the drug from the medical examiner’s office.
Police say Hylton knew the boy had taken the drug, but didn’t seek medical attention for about 14 hours.
Officers were called to Hylton’s home shortly after 4:30 a.m. on a report that the child wasn’t breathing. The boy was taken to
Pulaski Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.
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Information from: The Roanoke Times, http://www.roanoketimes.com
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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What a selfish, sick, sad person this “mother” is…to just sit there and watch her child suffer and die to save her own butt. A crying shame. Let’s hope she can’t have (and doesn’t have) and more kids.
My condolences to the other family members on this childs death. I can only imagine your pain.
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Now I have heard it all! ATTENTION MOTHERS (especially 38 YEAR OLD MOTHERS!)
If your child -of any age-ingested ANY medication not prescribed for them or even ones that are prescribed but have ingested to much GET THEM TO A HOSPITAL!!
I don’t mean to be judgmental but this sounds like a case of someone using “street” drugs and trying to hide the fact. I know she is innocent until proven guilty but DUHHHHH! I hope, if they do find her guilty of MURDER that they can hang her!
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