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| Alexa Linboom, 5, dies after her 'parents force her to drink over two litres of soda' | Alexa Linboom, 5, dies after her 'parents force her to drink over two litres of soda' |
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| A couple in Tennessee have been charged with the murder of a five-year-old girl who was allegedly forced to drink over two litres of grape soda and water as a punishment for drinking her step-mother’s soda. | |
| Alexa Linboom was taken to hospital on 1 January, 2012, by her father Randall-Lee Vaughn, 41, and step-mother Mary-Lee Vaughn, 58, because she had turned blue and was unresponsive, according to the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office. | Alexa Linboom was taken to hospital on 1 January, 2012, by her father Randall-Lee Vaughn, 41, and step-mother Mary-Lee Vaughn, 58, because she had turned blue and was unresponsive, according to the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office. |
| Doctors at the Hawkins County Memorial Hospital discovered she had sustained severe brain damage. Alexa died two days later. | Doctors at the Hawkins County Memorial Hospital discovered she had sustained severe brain damage. Alexa died two days later. |
| Her father and step-mother have now been charged with first degree murder, two counts of aggravated child neglect, and aggravated child abuse after a two-year investigation into her death revealed she had died from acute fluid/water intoxication. | Her father and step-mother have now been charged with first degree murder, two counts of aggravated child neglect, and aggravated child abuse after a two-year investigation into her death revealed she had died from acute fluid/water intoxication. |
| An autopsy revealed Alexa had suffered severe brain damage as a result of a massive intake of fluid, which saw her sodium levels drop excessively. This in turn allowed excess water to enter her brain cells and cause swelling. | An autopsy revealed Alexa had suffered severe brain damage as a result of a massive intake of fluid, which saw her sodium levels drop excessively. This in turn allowed excess water to enter her brain cells and cause swelling. |
| District attorney Berkeley Bell told The Times News: “Our position is it was a matter of several hours after the child started exhibiting serious symptoms, after the child was screaming out in pain, went into a paralysed state and became unconscious. | District attorney Berkeley Bell told The Times News: “Our position is it was a matter of several hours after the child started exhibiting serious symptoms, after the child was screaming out in pain, went into a paralysed state and became unconscious. |
| ”Allegedly the child, as a form of punishment, was forced to drink grape drinks, as well as a great deal of water, to the point that her body became water intoxicated. | ”Allegedly the child, as a form of punishment, was forced to drink grape drinks, as well as a great deal of water, to the point that her body became water intoxicated. |
| “That led to her brain swelling and all of her systems shutting down, and to her eventual brain death. | “That led to her brain swelling and all of her systems shutting down, and to her eventual brain death. |
| ”The punishment was allegedly for stealing a grape drink. I don’t know exactly how much liquid she drank, but there was 4.5 12 ounce drinks plus water in-between.“ | ”The punishment was allegedly for stealing a grape drink. I don’t know exactly how much liquid she drank, but there was 4.5 12 ounce drinks plus water in-between.“ |
| Five other children who were living at the property under their care have since been placed into foster care. | Five other children who were living at the property under their care have since been placed into foster care. |