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Child Left Near Death by Blood Loss From Lice Infestation
On 5/12/21 at 5:59 PM EDT
Two Scottsburg, Indiana children were suffering from lice infestations so severe that one of them was near death when she finally received treatment at Scott Memorial Hospital, according to WHAS 11.
Scottsburg City police officer Steven Herald reported that their photographs were like nothing I had ever seen before.
The children s mother, who ABC 7 Chicago identified as 26-year-old Shyanne Singh, has been charged with three counts of child neglect for allegedly failing to adequately prevent, manage, or treat the infestation. She was arrested on May 4 and remained in custody as of Friday.
Police: Child unable to walk, needs blood transfusions after severe lice infestation; Mom facing charges
According to court documents, two children were taken to a hospital with severe lice infestation. One child was near death, the hospital said. Author: Elle Smith Updated: 11:19 PM EDT May 6, 2021
SCOTTSBURG, Ind. A mother in Scottsburg is facing three counts of child neglect after one of her two children was declared a near fatality partly because of a lice infestation.
Doctors in the area not only said they were shocked by the situation but said it was 100% preventable. This is very rare. This is the exception, not the norm, said Catherine Webb, an infection and prevention manager for Scott Memorial Hospital.