Parents refused to help their 12-year-old daughter treat her diabetes until she died, police say

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE/Gray News) - A mother and father in Indiana are accused of ignoring their 12-year-old daughter’s diabetes until she died, according to authorities.

Alice Bredhold was found dead in her home in Indiana on the Fourth of July.

Authorities said Alice’s parents, Ashley and Brent Bredhold were not taking proper care of the child’s diabetes.

Her mother told police that Alice had Type 1 diabetes. She said that her diabetes management consisted of her daughter taking a long-acting insulin shot before bed every night and then taking short-acting insulin doses after every meal based on how many carbs she would consume.

Throughout the school year, Alice allegedly came to school with a high blood sugar level 34 times. At one point, her blood sugar was over 500 for an entire week.

Blood sugar is supposed to be between 80 and 120, according to WHO.

On the day of Alice’s death, Ashley allegedly said she sent her son to wake Alice up when he found her unconscious on the floor.

Ashley allegedly told investigators that she did not check on her daughter until two hours later.

After having an “extremely high” blood-sugar level, she gave her medicine but waited two more hours before calling 911.

She said Alice’s body was cold to the touch and she didn’t appear to be breathing.

She told police, “I feel like a f– king idiot. I should’ve taken her to the hospital when I found her.”

A coroner ruled that Alice died of diabetic ketosis. The coroner said Alice’s liver was more than twice the size of an adult woman’s.

Ashley and Brent were booked into jail on Wednesday after the month-long investigation and each was charged with a count of neglect of a dependent records.

Officers said two other children were removed from the home, which had trash and bugs all over it.

They’re each being held on a $100,000 bond.

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