Indiana Mom Charged After 4-Year-Old Daughter Nearly Died From Severe Lice Infestation
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An Indiana mom now faces child neglect charges after authorities found that her four-year-old daughter nearly died from a severe lice infestation.

Shyanne Singh, a resident of Scottsburg in Indiana, was arrested Tuesday on three felony counts of neglect of a dependent.

The 26-year-old Indiana mom remained in custody Friday at the Scott County Jail. Citing a probable cause affidavit, New York Post reported that the Scottsburg police were contacted on April 20 after Singh's daughter was brought to a hospital.

Doctors at the medical facility declared the girl a "near fatality" since lice had fed off of her for so long. Doctors gave her multiple blood transfusions as the child's blood hemoglobin levels were at 1.7.

The Department of Child Services supervisor told police that a person's normal blood hemoglobin levels should be at 12. The supervisor also shared that the girl was so ill she could not walk, and the 1.7 was the lowest hemoglobin level the hospital had seen.

The supervisor further noted that the child needed to have four blood transfusions to save her from death.

The girl also had a six-year-old sister who also had lice. Shyanne Singh's other daughter was sent home from school in March due to her lice. She has had more than 30 unexcused absences since then.

Court records showed that both children had been placed in the care of the Indiana mom's grandparents last April.

Indiana Mom's Children Now in Grandmother's Care

During a police interview, the children's grandmother said that her daughter called her to take the girls because she could not care for them and one of the kids could not walk, so she would have to teach her to walk again.

The siblings' grandmother also told the police that she tried to take away the lice with treatments. However, when she took pictures to a pharmacist and asked her what medicine could stop the lice from coming back, the pharmacist advised her to take the kids to a hospital as the infestation was already worst, WishTV reported.

Furthermore, the court documents mentioned that when Singh's mother confronted her regarding the state of her grandchildren, Singh allegedly said that she did not notice the lice on her kids and that "she was just in a fog," KTLA reported.

Meanwhile, Shyanne Singh has appeared for an initial hearing before a judge on Friday. The Indiana's mom already had a public defender who the judge appointed for her.

A message which seeks comment on her behalf was left Friday with the Scott County public defender's office. Investigators have yet to release an update on the girls' conditions.

Scottsburg is a city in southern Indiana with about 6,700 people. It is about 30 miles north of Louisville, Kentucky.

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