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An Ohio mother was jailed after admitting to killing her four-year-old daughter by feeding her nothing but baby bottles filled with Mountain Dew.
Tamara Banks, 41, was sentenced to up to 13 and a half years in prison this week after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter over the death of her daughter Karmity Hoeb in January 2022.
Karmity passed away in hospital after suffering complications related to diabetes, as a prosecutor described it as 'one of the most tragic cases I have ever encountered.'
The little girl's father, Christopher Hoeb, 53, also pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and is set to be sentenced on June 11.
Tamara Banks, 41, was sentenced to up to 13 and a half years in prison this week after admitting to killing her four-year-old daughter by feeding her nothing but baby bottles filled with Mountain Dew
Karmity Hoeb, 4, passed away in January 2022 from complications due to untreated diabetes, and suffered further medical issues related to her teeth being dissolved by an all-sugar diet
Banks pleaded guilty in March, after prosecutors indicted both her and Karmity's father with a number of charges including murder and child endangering.
Their guilty pleas on involuntary manslaughter meant the other charges were dropped.
Karmity died at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center after being raced there when she began showing symptoms related to her untreated diabetes.
The girl suffered horrific neglect throughout her young life, and was denied medical care and proper nutrition despite showing signs of severe medical complications, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Days before her death, prosecutors said Karmity suffered from a 'serious medical issue', but her parents failed to call for help or take her to an emergency room.
Her symptoms deteriorated until she turned blue and stopped breathing, and only then did Banks call 911. Medics were able to briefly revive her, but scans found she was brain dead.
Karmity's cause of death was listed as diabetic ketoacidosis which spread to her brain, with prosecutors condemning Banks and Hoeb as her death could have been prevented if
