Grandmother of starved teen sentenced to 20 years in prison
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The adoptive grandmother of a central Iowa teenager who starved to death has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting she didn't seek medical attention for the dying girl.
Sixty-three-year-old Carla Bousman, of Perry, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to neglect of a dependent person and six other charges in the May 2017 death of 16-year-old Sabrina Ray.
The Des Moines Register reports Bousman also admitted that she locked Sabrina's two sisters in a room with the girl as she was dying. She also admitted concealing evidence after Sabrina died.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities say Sabrina weighed 56 pounds and was severely malnourished when she died.
Sabrina's adoptive parents, Marc Alan Ray and Misty Jo Bousman-Ray, face several felony charges in Sabrina's abuse and death, including first-degree murder. They have pleaded not guilty.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com