Ginnifer Mitchell's Mitreatment Case Study

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A Christian couple from Oregon who relied on faith healing has been charged with murder and criminal mistreatment over the death of their newborn daughter in March.
Sarah Elaine and Travis Lee Mitchell, 24 and 21 years old respectively, surrendered to authorities on June 5 and were booked into the Clackamas County Jail. The couple was charged with murder by neglect and first-degree criminal mistreatment over the death of Ginnifer Mitchell on Mar. 5, Oregon Live details.
Around 60 church members came to the house to celebrate the birth of the twin girls, but nobody called 911 even when Ginnifer started having difficulty in breathing four hours after. Before she died, the sick baby was being fed with milk using an eye dropper. The baby’s surviving

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