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Navy wife found guilty in death of baby at military residence in Hawaii

Navy wife found guilty in death of baby at military residence in Hawaii

A jury in Hawaii found a Navy spouse guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the incident. Death of 7-month-old baby from overdose in military lodgeAccording to local news.

Dixie Denise Villa He is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 26, according to a report by . Hawaii News Now. Abigail Lobisch was found dead on February 24, 2019, at Villa’s home on the Aliamanu Military Reservation in Hawaii, where Villa was babysitting her.

Abigail Lobisch’s cause of death was determined to be an antihistamine overdose, according to court documents.

The trial, which began on November 4, was heard in Hawaii’s civil court system.

Following the baby’s death in September 2019, the Defense Department chief of staff called on officials to investigate reports of unauthorized daycare operations at the facilities. James Stewart, who was working under the Department of Defense on personnel and readiness at the time, said authorities should take appropriate steps to stop these unauthorized operations.

Karen has covered military families, quality of life and consumer issues for Military Times for more than 30 years and co-authored a chapter on media coverage of military families in the book “A Battle Plan for Supporting Military Families.” Previously Guam, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Fla. and had worked at newspapers in Athens, Ga.