Mom knowingly sent 11-year-old son with brain bleed to school day after ATV fall, airlifted to hospital when she refused specialized care: Cops

Officials successful Pennsylvania accidental a parent refused to question specialized aesculapian attraction for her 11-year-old lad aft helium suffered a superior caput wounded successful a autumn disconnected an ATV.

Now the woman, 44-year-old Annessa Stahlman, is facing charges of endangering the payment of children and recklessly endangering different person, tribunal records say.

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According to a transgression ailment obtained by section CBS affiliate WTAJ, the lad was astatine the Breezewood Proving Grounds successful Clearville, which is immoderate 130 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, connected April 13 erstwhile helium fell disconnected his ATV and deed his head. Stahlman reportedly took the lad to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Bedford, wherever unit diagnosed him with a encephalon bleed prevalent successful children.

Doctors urged the parent to let aesculapian unit to airlift the lad to a children’s infirmary successful Pittsburgh, but she refused and signed the lad retired of the infirmary against aesculapian advice, the affidavit reportedly said. Once they got into her car, she allegedly removed the IV and cervix brace, again going against the doctor’s orders to person him deterioration the brace until seeing a specialist, the affidavit said. She was besides reportedly told to person the lad refrain from carnal enactment for astir 3 months.

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Instead of driving the lad to the children’s hospital, she reportedly sent her lad to schoolhouse the adjacent day. The lad complained of a headache and vomited doubly successful the nurse’s office, the affidavit reportedly said. He was past airlifted to the children’s infirmary successful Pittsburgh. Cops besides noted that the boy’s begetter was kept successful the acheronian astir his condition.

Pennsylvania State Police troopers arrested Stahlman connected May 15. She remains successful the Bedford County Jail connected a $150,000 bond. Her adjacent tribunal day is scheduled for May 28. She did not person an lawyer listed.