When has Kristen LaBrie been charged with child endangerment?
A woman accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son has pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge in the boy’s death. Kristen LaBrie was ordered held on $15,000 cash bail during her arraignment Monday in Salem Superior Court. She faces attempted murder, child endangerment and other charges. LaBrie’s son, Jeremy, died in March at the age of 9. He had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2006. Prosecutors say the 37-year-old LaBrie canceled appointments for chemotherapy treatment and did not fill at least half her son’s prescriptions. But her attorney Kevin James said LaBrie was a victim and took care of the boy on her own. LaBrie had earlier been charged with child endangerment, and a grand jury returned the more serious indictment Friday.
July 5th, 2009 Kristen Anne LaBrie of Beverly, Mass., who was charged in Salem District Court of reckless child endangerment after withholding cancer medication from her 8-year-old autistic son. Prosecutors say he likely will die because the cancer has returned. (Salem Police Dept./AP Photo) By Associated Press SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A woman accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son has been charged with attempted murder. Kristen LaBrie is scheduled to appear in Salem Superior Court on Monday on charges of attempted murder, child endangerment and permitting bodily injury to a disabled person. LaBrie’s son, Jeremy, was 9 when he died in March. He had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2006. Prosecutors say LaBrie canceled at least a dozen appointments for chemotherapy treatment and did not fill at least half the prescriptions her son had been given. She had earlier been charged with child endangerment, and a grand jury returned the more serious indictment Friday. She was a
