The defendant was indicted in Suffolk County on May 23, 1984, for manslaughter in connection with the death of her eleven month old son. While hospitalized at Children's Hospital in Boston for "failure to thrive," the child suddenly became critically ill on March 3, 1984. Tests revealed a dangerously high level of sodium chloride (sodium) in the child's blood and in his formula. Dr. David Perlmutter, the staff...
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