Vermont woman gets prison in vodka death of disabled child
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Vermont woman accused of killing her disabled son after pouring vodka into his feeding tube has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison.
WCAX-TV reports 41-year-old Melissa Robitille (ROH'-bah-teye), of Hardwick, was sentenced Tuesday to four to 12 years in prison. Robitille had previously been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2014 alcohol poisoning death of her 13-year-old son, Isaac.
Prosecutors say Robitille and her boyfriend, Walter Richters, poured vodka in her son's feeding tube to keep him quiet. The boy later died.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An attorney representing the woman had argued the death was a "tragic mistake."
Richters was sentenced to three years in prison last year for his role in Isaac's death.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information from: WCAX-TV, http://www.wcax.com