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4-Year-Old Indiana Girl Nearly Dies From Oxygen Loss Due to Infection From Lice, Mother Charged: Officials
An Indiana mother was charged after doctors said her daughter’s lice infection was so severe she almost died, according to officials.
Shyanne Nicole Singh, 26, was arrested and charged after her 4-year-old girl ended up in the hospital in critical condition last week, said the Scottsburg City Police Department in charging documents. Those documents noted that the Indiana Department of Child Services contacted authorities after the girl was taken to the hospital with a lice infestation that was a “near fatality” due to low hemoglobin levels, reported the Lexington Herald Ledger.
Southern Indiana woman arrested after 4-year-old daughter nearly dies from lice infestation Share Updated: 9:32 PM EDT May 6, 2021 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 9:32 PM EDT May 6, 2021
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Show Transcript NOT HAVE THE PHOTO FOR YOU, AS PROMISED THE POLICE TIP LINE AT 574-LMPD. POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A SCOTTSBURG WOMAN AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAY A FOUR-YEAR-OLD HAD LICE SO BAD, SHE ALMOST DIED. SHYANNE SINGH FACES MULTIPLE NEGLECT CHARGES. OFFICIALS SAY THE GIRL WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL LAST MONTH, AND NEARLY DIED, BECAUSE THE LICE HAD BEEN FEEDING ON HER BLOOD FOR SO LONG. HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY HER BLOOD PROTEIN LEVELS WERE THE LOWEST THEY HAD EVER SEEN. A SIX-YEAR-OLD SIBLING ALSO HAD A SEVERE CASE OF LICE BUT WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPIT