Parents face 15 years for not taking the child to the doctor

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According to a police detective, the mother refused to seek medical care for her newborn daughter even after the midwife warned about the dangers of rejecting jaundice, writes USA Today.

"God doesn't make mistakes," Rachel Piland told the midwife, according to testimony from a Lansing police detective.

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Two days later, baby Abigail died. This happened on February 9. An autopsy showed that the newborn girl died from brain damage.

If the child had been treated, she would most likely be alive, said a medical expert.

30-year-old mother Piland and her husband, 36-year-old Joshua Piland are accused of unpremeditated murder for which they can receive up to 15 years in prison. They were released on bail of $ 75 000.

According to the records, the couple asked the court to appoint them lawyers.

It is likely that this case will be a struggle between Pilanda's confidence in divine healing with the religious group in which they were composed, and government officials who claim that parents are responsible for seeking medical attention for their child.

Abigail was born around 9: 50 on the evening of February 6 in Piland Lansing's house. The midwife, who had previously helped with the birth of two children, Rachel Piland, saw no cause for concern and left with her assistant around midnight.

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However, she changed her mind the next day when she saw jaundice at Abigail. She advised Rachel Piland to show the child to the pediatrician or to contact the emergency room.

"Rachel refused to treat Abigail, saying that God was not making mistakes," said the detective. “She told the midwife that the baby is fine.”

The next day, the midwife made another appointment, but the mother canceled it.

February 8 Abigail ate poorly and coughed up blood. At some point, Rachel Piland's mother, Rebecca Kerr, told her daughter that Abigail's skin was an unhealthy color.

February 9 mother and grandmother Abigail noticed that the nose of the newborn is bleeding, she refuses to eat and has trouble breathing. The woman did not allow the mother to seek help.

By morning 11, Abigail's mother discovered that the baby is not breathing and lifeless. Rachel Piland took the body to her husband, who tried to reanimate the child, but he did not know how to do it on children, according to court documents.

“Then they raised Abigail upstairs to pray for her,” Jump said. Joshua continued to reanimate the baby. Both Joshua and Rachel called friends and members of a religious organization to come home and pray for the resurrection of their child, but did not call the police. ”

Authorities learned about the death of the child, because Rachel Piland's brother called them from California. Then the police arrived at their home, “went upstairs and found that the child was dead, and three adults were praying for him,” said Skachcha.

Joshua Piland left a religious organization the same month their daughter died.

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