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Edmonde Devalon (Miami-Dade Corrections).
A Florida parent allegedly withheld her teenage son's liver illness medicine, causing the organ to neglect and forcing him to acquisition contiguous transplant surgery, cops say.
Edmonde Devalon, 36, stands accused of child abuse with large bodily harm, according to the Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office. Cops allege Devalon failed to springiness her 15-year-old lad his "necessary" medicine for his liver for astatine slightest six months. The lad suffered from an unspecified liver disease.
As a result, the liver failed and helium had to person an contiguous transplant, a probable origin apprehension affidavit said.
"Post Miranda, the suspect stated that she had not fixed the unfortunate his medicine since the mediate of past twelvemonth owed to being overwhelmed with the fig of children she has," cops wrote. "The suspect further stated that she was alert that the victim's medicine was indispensable and without it being provided it would beryllium life-threatening."
The affidavit, which was filed connected Feb. 11, did not accidental erstwhile the lad fell sick oregon erstwhile helium received a caller liver. It besides did not accidental however cops learned astir the situation, nor did it springiness the boy's updated condition.
The alleged transgression occurred astatine Devalon's location connected NE 195th Street, cops say.
Cops took Devalon into custody connected Tuesday. She remained astatine the Miami-Dade Jail connected a $5,000 enslaved arsenic of Wednesday afternoon. If she posts the bond, she is ordered to person lone supervised interaction with the victim, per records. Her adjacent tribunal day has yet to beryllium listed.
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