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Berlin Prosecutors Charge Mother in Son’s Insulin-Pump Death Case

Prosecutors say pump alarm logs showed repeated warnings went unheeded.

Overview

  • The Berlin public prosecutor filed an indictment that brings the 38-year-old to trial on a charge of bodily harm resulting in death.
  • Investigators allege she ignored alerts from her seven-year-old’s insulin pump over several days in July 2023 in the Tempelhof district.
  • The probe cites 103 pump alarms in that span, with nearly half allegedly not addressed, and notes such alerts can flag a blocked line or a low battery.
  • Prosecutors say the lack of insulin caused a metabolic collapse and brain oxygen deprivation that led to hospitalization and, weeks later, death.
  • Reporting cites the prosecutor’s office and dpa, and the allegations remain unproven until tested in court.