Kirkland woman let child die from diabetes complications during road trip, prosecutors allege

Prosecutors say McAllister got retraining from medical professionals on how to treat her daughter’s condition just two months before her death.

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Prosecutors have charged a Kirkland mother with first-degree manslaughter, alleging she recklessly caused the death of her 10-year-old daughter by failing to seek emergency medical care during a two-day road trip in July despite clear signs of a life-threatening diabetic emergency.

Lloydina Shnea McAllister, 42, was charged in King County Superior Court this month in the death of her daughter, who had Type 1 diabetes and relied on an insulin pump. According to charging documents, the child arrived at Mary Bridge Children’s

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