STORY: "Lacey Spears defense: Lawyers talk Garnett, diabetes," by reporter Hoa Nguyen, published by IOHUD, The Journal News, on February 5, 2015.
GIST: "Garnett
Spears, a 5-year-old boy whose mother is accused of poisoning him to
death, may have had diabetes that went undiagnosed by Nyack Hospital as
well as other medical conditions, Lacey Spears' lawyer appeared to
suggest Wednesday. On the second day of her trial in White Plains,
defense lawyers for the former Chestnut Ridge mother cited a test
result that showed Garnett had an abnormally high amount of glucose in
his urine. Dr. Kevin McSherry, who saw Garnett at Nyack Hospital's
emergency department, also kept notes that said Lacey Spears advised him
glucose had been found in Garnett's urine in the past but that the boy
had not been tested for diabetes. But McSherry, when questioned by
prosecutors, also said Garnett's blood sugar was 94 — well within
normal ranges and above the threshold for when glucose would appear in
the urine — so there would have been no reason to order diabetes
testing. Defense lawyers also introduced other ailments, such as
Addison's disease, or adrenal insufficiency, that might explain why
iodized salt might be beneficial, though they never established Garnett
had those conditions.........Thursday's
testimony is expected to begin with questioning of the detective and
other witnesses. The trial, which will not be in session Friday due to
vacation plans one of the jurors had previously planned, will resume
Monday."
The entire story can be found at:
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