Ohio Mother Gets 13.5 Years For Killing Her Child By Feeding Her Only Mountain Dew In Baby Bottles

Ohio Mother Sentenced To 13.5 Years For Killing Her Young Child By Feeding Her Only Mountain Dew Out Of Baby Bottles — Ohio mother sentenced to prison after she admitted to only feeding her 4-year-old daughter Mountain Dew out of baby bottles. Karmity Hoeb died in 2022 due to complications with diabetes. Her teeth were rotten by the time she passed. Mother Tamara Banks pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter of her daughter who she neglected and refused to seek medical help. Karmity was only fed Mountain Dew and would drink it out of baby bottles. Shortly before she died, prosecutors said the girl suffered from a "serious medical issue" but her parents did not seek medical help. It wasn't until she turned blue and stopped breathing that the parents called 911. A brain scan proved that Karmity was brain dead. Hoeb was sentenced to up to 13.5 years in prison.