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Mom Sentenced For Killing Diabetic Child With Formula-Mountain Dew Mix

An Ohio mother was sentenced Friday to at least nine years in prison for manslaughter after feeding her diabetic 4-year-old daughter a diet based on Mountain Dew. “Tamara Banks pleaded guilty to manslaughter in March in the death of her daughter, Carmity Hobe, who died in 2022 from diabetic brain damage.” New York Post report. […]

Ohio mom sentenced for Mountain Dew killing of diabetic daughter

A 41-year-old Ohio mother who primarily fed her daughter Mountain Dew by bottle until her teeth rotted was sentenced Friday to nine to 13 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter. Tamara Banks was charged with murder, manslaughter and child endangerment, but the murder and child endangerment charges were dropped after she pleaded guilty to manslaughter. […]