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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Indiana Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a central Indiana woman who pleaded guilty to neglecting her 15-year-old granddaughter, who was found covered in feces and weighing only 52 pounds.
The court ruled unanimously last week not to accept transfer of the 56-year-old woman’s appeal of a state Court of Appeals decision that upheld her 24-year sentence for pleading guilty to neglect and battery charges.
The Herald Bulletin reports her attorney, Rick Walker, says his client can still seek post-conviction relief.
Firefighters called to the woman’s Anderson home in December 2014 found her granddaughter malnourished, covered in feces and suffering from a skull fracture.
The woman’s husband and her adult daughter were also convicted of neglect and other charges in the case and are serving prison sentences.
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