Woman jailed for denying son cancer drugs

Published by You on 12 April, 2011 - 18:49

A Massachusetts woman has been convicted of attempted murder for withholding cancer drugs from her son.

Kristen LaBrie's son Jeremy Fraser, who was autistic, died in 2009 at age nine of leukaemia, the court heard.

Sometimes mother doesn't know best.

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Submitted by Bilan on 12 April, 2011 - 20:51

:shock: !!

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Submitted by TPOS on 12 April, 2011 - 22:25

Prosecutors said she had stopped giving the boy medication because she was angry at having to raise him herself.

:O

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Submitted by You on 12 April, 2011 - 22:51

I would be surprised if that was the case.

I would suspect religious conviction to be more likely, but then I know nothing about the case.

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