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By Bill Galluccio
May 12, 2021
Emily Hampshire died in November 2018 following complications from type 1 diabetes. Authorities said that her mother,
Amber Hampshire, ignored the diagnosis and refused to provide treatment for her daughter.
Prosecutors said that Amber hid the diagnosis for five years, even as her daughter s condition worsened. Emily was rushed to the hospital in February 2018 after he blood sugar levels spiked. Doctors gave Amber information on how to treat her daughter s condition, but she refused to listen and did not show up for follow-up appointments.
Amber pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in October and was sentenced to seven years in prison, with credit for time served. After her prison term is up, she will have to undergo two years of supervised release.
By Bill Galluccio
May 12, 2021
Emily Hampshire died in November 2018 following complications from type 1 diabetes. Authorities said that her mother,
Amber Hampshire, ignored the diagnosis and refused to provide treatment for her daughter.
Prosecutors said that Amber hid the diagnosis for five years, even as her daughter s condition worsened. Emily was rushed to the hospital in February 2018 after he blood sugar levels spiked. Doctors gave Amber information on how to treat her daughter s condition, but she refused to listen and did not show up for follow-up appointments.
Amber pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in October and was sentenced to seven years in prison, with credit for time served. After her prison term is up, she will have to undergo two years of supervised release.