PENNSYLVANIA
Daily Mail (UK)
By Associated Press
A Pennsylvania couple who told police they don’t believe in medical treatment for religious reasons have been charged after their two-year-old daughter died from pneumonia.
The Berks County district attorney says the parents told investigators that they do not believe in medications and doctors and ‘as part of their faith they do not believe in any medical treatment.’
Their daughter Ella Grace Foster died November 8, at the family’s home.
Jonathan and Grace Foster are being charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment.
Authorities did not specify exactly which church the couple attended.
It wasn’t clear whether the Fosters have attorneys who could comment on the accusations, and a number listed for them was busy on Wednesday.
Pediatric cases of pneumonia are typically caused by viruses and often begin after an upper respiratory tract infection.
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