They condemn a couple who preferred to pray to take their daughter to the doctor: the baby is dead – 10/07/2018

Sarah (25) and Travis Lee Mitchell (22) were convicted of "Homicide for Neglect and Ill-treatment" by a court in Oregon (United States) and sentenced to six years and eight months. After the couple preferred to pray for the health of their newborn prematurely, instead of taking him to the doctor.

On March 5, 2017, little Ginnifer Mitchell was born in the house at 32 weeks old and her parents never took her to the pediatrician she did not even see her. # 39; nurse. This is due to the fact that they belong to the Church of Disciples of Christ, of about 1000 members founded by Sarah's grandfather, who rejects medical care and believes in the healing by faith. If someone dies, it is by divine will

According to the Washington Post, Sarah did not know that she was expecting twins and that she was carrying a high-risk pregnancy, so she never had an ultrasound or consulted a gynecologist. When babies were born prematurely, they began to have trouble breathing, but instead of calling doctors, their parents asked the help of dozens of parishioners, who came together to accompany them prayers. In vain, around 7 o'clock one of them, Ginnifer died.

Whoever saved his life without noticing Evelyn, his little sister, was responsible for the church that called on the authorities to warn of a death. After verifying the baby's death, which weighed only 1.5 kilo because of "complications because it was premature," Dr. Eric Tonsfeldt said he had to do it to make an autopsy. It was then that they warned him that he had a little sister.

Tonsfeldt found her in the bathroom, surrounded by faithful who were praying. The doctor advised them to take her to the hospital because of her low weight, but only they thanked her for her help. Leaving the house, the doctor called the police and Evelyn was finally hospitalized, The Oregonian said.

The Mitchell are the fifth couple of "followers of Christ" accused of not having consulted their children. . Among the convicts is Sarah's own sister, Shannon Hickman, who gave birth in 2009 to a premature baby in the same room where Ginnifer died, according to The Oregonian newspaper. The creature died about nine hours after his birth and, later, Hickman and her husband were convicted of second degree murder