Caregiver headed to prison for letting disabled woman die - KPTV - FOX 12

Caregiver headed to prison for letting disabled woman die

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VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) -

A Vancouver woman is headed to prison for letting a disabled woman die.

Karin Depee pleaded guilty to manslaughter Thursday.

A judge sentenced her to 21 months behind bars in connection with the death of Rachelle Law.

Law, 39, died last summer from pneumonia.

Investigators say the victim's mother told Depee to call 911 when her daughter became sick, but Depee refused.

Depee will get six months off her 21 month sentence for time already served.

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