Mom sentenced for killing diabetic daughter with Mountain Dew

CLERMONT COUNTY, OH – An Ohio mother received a 9 to 13.5-year prison sentence on involuntary manslaughter charges on Friday concerning her four-year-old daughter’s death. Tamara Banks, 41, faced charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter, and endangering children. However, the murder and endangering children charges were dropped on plea of guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Tamara Banks gave her daughter Mountain Dew as a primary part of her diet. The child’s mother continually fed her Mountain Dew in baby battles, …

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