12-Year-Old Girl Died of Complications from Diabetes. Why Are Her Parents Charged?

Alice Bredhold was found dead in her home in July following months of allegations from her school that she had high blood-sugar levels, per authorities

Authorities in Indiana have arrested a couple more than a month after their daughter was found dead on the floor in her bedroom.

Alice Bredhold, 12, was found dead on Thursday, July 4, in her Evansville, Ind., home, Evansville police said, per 14 News, WIBC and the Evansville Courier & Press.

On Wednesday, Aug. 7, her parents Ashley and Brent Bredhold were arrested on neglect charges, according to online case information reviewed by PEOPLE.

Authorities accuse Alice’s parents of not taking proper care of the child's diabetes, per 14 News, WEVV and the Courier & Press.

A coroner ruled that Alice died from complications related to her diabetes, per the outlets. The coroner said Alice's liver was more than twice the size of an adult woman's and her blood sugar was found to be between four to eight times the average for a person her age, per the Courier & Press.

Authorities claim the alleged lack of care for Alice's health had been going on for months.

According to unspecified court records cited by the Courier & Press and WIBC, as well as police statements cited by 14 News, Alice's school had claimed to child services that Alice had extremely high blood-sugar levels on several occasions.

A school nurse allegedly claimed her high blood-sugar level was "a chronic issue" per the Courier & Press.

On one occasion, the nurse reported Alice had a blood-sugar level that was "life threatening," according to police and the nurse's complaint that was included in court filings, the Courier & Press and WEVV reported.

Alice allegedly came to school with a high blood-sugar level 34 times since January, per investigators, the Courier & Press reported.

In her interviews, Ashley allegedly said she sent her son to wake up Alice on the afternoon of July 4 when he found her unconscious on the floor, WEVV reported, citing a police report.

The mother allegedly told investigators that she did not check on her daughter until two hours later. After noting an "extremely high" blood-sugar level, she gave her medicine but waited two more hours before calling 911, per the police report.

After noting an "extremely high" blood-sugar level, she gave her medicine but did not call 911 until two more hours later, per the police report."

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Police allege in the report that when they responded to the scene, the home was infested with bugs and had trash bags strewn all around, per 14 News, WEVV and the Courier & Press. Police said they removed two other children from the home.

Ashley and Brent were booked into jail on Wednesday after the month-long investigation and each was charged with a count of neglect of a dependent resulting in a death, according to Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office online records.

They’re each being held on $100,000 bond, records show. It wasn't immediately clear if they have entered pleas. Attorney information was not available in the online charging records.

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