Mom Convicted In Tot's OD Death
Jurors Say Woman Overmedicated 4-Year-Old
POSTED: 4:07 pm EST February 9, 2010
UPDATED: 6:18 pm EST February 9, 2010
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BOSTON -- A Massachusetts mother has been convicted of murder in her 4-year-old daughter's prescription drug overdose.A jury found Carolyn Riley guilty of second-degree murder Tuesday in the death of Rebecca Riley, who died in 2006 at her Hull home.Prosecutors argued Carolyn Riley overmedicated Rebecca and then when she got sick, did not take her to the doctor and instead allowed her to die of pneumonia.Starting at age 2, the girl was diagnosed with ADHD and later bipolar disorder. She was taking three prescription medications.Jurors reached their verdict on the third day of deliberations.Rebecca's father, Michael Riley, will be tried separately. He is also charged with murder.
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