Name: LaBrawn Rankin.
Died: April 8, 2018.
Age at death: 8.
Cause of death: Cerebral palsy, complicated by dehydration, malnutrition, and neglect.
Location: Mobile, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy, intellectual disability.
Details:
LaBrawn was left with his mother despite the fact that the child welfare offices suspected abuse or neglect. He was left in dirty diapers and suffered from bedsores. His death certificate states that he died from “cerebral palsy with malnutrition and dehydration”, and that “neglect contributed to his death”.
Case status:
Zedria Rankin (Mother), made a best-interest plea to felony child abuse, sentenced to three years probation and a suspended sentence; served with wrongful death lawsuit.
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