An Illinois woman accused of hiding her daughter's diabetes as part of her death

An Illinois mother was charged with the death of her daughter after police revealed that she had hidden the diagnosis the teenage girl and prevented her from receiving appropriate treatment. 19659007] Amber Hampshire, 39, of the city of Alton, in southern Illinois, was charged Thursday with a manslaughter and a leader. endangering the life or health of a child in relation to the death of Emily, her 14-year-old daughter, in November, according to a press release from the attorney's attorney Madison County General Tom Gibbons.

An investigation revealed that the mother "was fully aware of Emily's diabetes condition, but had taken steps to conceal Emily's diabetes and had not provided Emily the appropriate medical treatment leading to Emily's death due to diabetic ketoacidosis, "says the press release.

The girl would have been diagnosed with diabetes in 2013, but the doctors at the hospital where she

The calls made to the Hampshire family by NBC News were not immediately returned.

Emily was admitted to hospital on November 1, 2018. After paramedics responded to her home after learning that she was not reacting and was not breathing. She was taken to a local Illinois hospital before being transferred to a hospital in St. Louis, where she died Nov. 3, two days later.

The girl's mother reportedly told doctors at the St. Louis Hospital that her daughter had been killed. According to court documents, KSDK, an affiliate of NBC, said it had been hospitalized elsewhere in February 2018 for pneumonia and learned that its blood sugar was high, but insulin was not prescribed.

KSDK requested copies of Emily's medical records, but Hampshire prevented them from obtaining them.

This is only after Emily's death and when the doctors were finally able to get her medical records that they learned that the teenager had been diagnosed. diabetes five years ago, according to court documents cited by the media. It is also alleged that Hampshire had been ordered to bring Emily to three follow-up appointments after her hospitalization in February 2018, but had not done so.

A detective investigating the death of the teenager said that Emily's school had also been informed that the teenager was suffering from diabetes, but Hampshire, who was working at that time at school, reportedly said the diagnosis was a mistake, reported KSDK.

A few days after Emily's death, the police obtained a search warrant and found diabetes medications as well as various equipment. used to treat a person with the disease at Hampshire. The police also seized the teenager's phone to see if it contained evidence, depending on the point of sale.

When he is found guilty, Hampshire risks up to 14 years in prison for the charge of manslaughter and up to 10 years for the head of state. charge of endangering the person. The life of a minor.