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BATAVIA, Ohio — An Ohio woman was sentenced to nine years to 13 1/2 years in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to her 4-year-old daughter’s death.
Tamara Banks, 41, of Clermont County, was sentenced after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter, WXIX-TV reported.
According to Clermont County prosecutors, Banks’ daughter died on Jan. 24, 2022, because she was denied proper nutrition and medical care, according to the television station. That included bottle feeding the child Mountain Dew mixed with baby formula until the girl’s teeth became rotted, prosecutors said.
Banks and the child’s father, Christopher Hoeb, 53, were indicted in 2023 on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter and endangering children. Hoeb, also charged in the child’s death, will be sentenced on June 11.
“This is one of the most tragic cases I have ever encountered,” Clermont County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Clay Tharp said.
Karmity Hoeb died at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical …
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