Two Nurses Sentenced for Role in Teen's Death

TODAY... TWO OF THE NURSES LINKED TO THE DEATH OF A MALNOURISHED DAYTON TEENAGER.. WERE IN COURT TO LEARN THEIR KATHRYN WILLIAMS WERE TWO OF THE PEOPLE TRUSTED TO CARE FOR SAY THE 14 YEAR OLD HAD CEREBAL PALSY.. AND WEIGHED ONLY 28 POUNDS WHEN SHE DIED IN MARCH, 2011. BOTH WOMEN HAD PLEADED áNO CONTESTá TO TWO COUNTS OF FAILING TO PROVIDE FOR THE FUNCTIONALLY IMPAIRED. JORDAN BURGESS IS áLIVEá WITH THE NEW INFORMATION IN PUNISHMENTS HANDED DOWN. PROSECUTOR'S CALL IT ONE OF THE MOST HORRIFIC CASES THEY'VE SEEN...A TEENAGER WHO AUTHORITIES SAY WAS STARVED TO DEATH. TWO OF THE NURSES INVOLVED FOUND OUT TODAY WHAT THEY'LL LOSE..AND WHAT THEY WON'T DESPITE REQUESTS FROM PROSECUTORS. THEY'RE JOB WAS TO TAKE CARE OF THE GIRL WHO COULDN'T CARE FOR HERSELF. 14-YEAR OLD MAKAYLA NORMAN...WHO WAS SUFFERING FROM CEREBRAL PALSEY. BUT INSTEAD NORMAN DIED WEIGHING ONLY 28 POUNDS. WHAT HAPPENED TO MAKAYLA SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO ANY CHILD ANYWHERE. 64-YEAR OLD MARY KILBY AND 43-YEAR OLD KATHRYN WILLIAMS WERE SENTENCED WEDNESDAY FOR THEIR ROLES IN GIVEN FIVE YEARS OF PROBATION AND MUST COMPLETE 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE..BUT PROSECUTORS WANTED MORE. WE ASKED FOR PRISON BUT I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT BOTH DEFENDENTS HAVE BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THE TWO DIDN'T LOSE THEIR FREEDOM BUT THEY WILL LOSE THEIR NURSING LICENSES. THE JUDGE ENSURED THAT BY REQUIRING THEY SURRENDER THEIR NURSING LICENSE THEY WILL NOT CARE FOR ANY OTHER PATIENTS. KILBY AND WILLIAMS WERE SUPPOSED TO INSPECT THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF MAKAYL'S TAYLOR STREET HOME AND PROVIDE CARE FOR HER. THE TWO DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING THEMSELVES TO SAY IN COURT ABOUT WHAT THEY DID OR DIDN'T DO...ALTHOUGH WILLIAMS' LAWYER SPOKE FOR HER. SHE TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HER INVOLVEMENT. SHE'S VERY HEARTBROKEN AND REMORSEFUL FOR THE LOSS IN THIS CASE. PROSECUTORS SAY THE CASE SHOULDN'T CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONFIDENCE IN THE THOUSANDS OF NURSES OUT THERE WHO DO A GOOD JOB.I DON'T THINK IT'S AN INDICTMENT AGAINST NURSES IN GENERAL OR THE PROFESSION. WE NEED TO REMEMBER TO COMMEND THEM MORE OFTEN WHEN THEY DO THE JOB THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO AND DO IT WELL. THE TWO NURSES ALONG WITH DR. MARGARET EDWARDS ARE STILL FACING CHARGES IN JUVENILE COURT FOR FAILING TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE. A THIRD NURSE..MOLLIE PARSONS WILL GO ON TRIAL NEXT MONTH FOR HER ROLE IN MAKAYLA'S DEATH. MAKAYLA'S MOTHER..ANGELA IS ALREADY SERVING A NINE YEAR PRISON TERM AFTER BEING SENTENCED IN MAY. REPORTING LIVE..JORDAN BURGESS. 2NEWS.