Massachusetts mom accused of withholding cancer meds

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Kristen Anne LaBrie of Beverly, Mass., who was charged in Salem District Court of reckless child endangerment after withholding cancer medication from her 8-year-old autistic son. Prosecutors say he likely will die because the cancer has returned. (Salem Police Dept./AP Photo)

By Associated Press

SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A woman accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son has been charged with attempted murder.

Kristen LaBrie is scheduled to appear in Salem Superior Court on Monday on charges of attempted murder, child endangerment and permitting bodily injury to a disabled person.

LaBrie’s son, Jeremy, was 9 when he died in March. He had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2006.

Prosecutors say LaBrie canceled at least a dozen appointments for chemotherapy treatment and did not fill at least half the prescriptions her son had been given.

She had earlier been charged with child endangerment, and a grand jury returned the more serious indictment Friday. She was arrested Sunday night.

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