A woman from Rhode Island was arrested after her 9-year-old adopted daughter, a special needs wheelchair-bound child, died after being left alone in a bathtub for hours. Seven other children in the woman’s home were also found to be living in filthy conditions.
The 55-year-old woman, Michelle Rothgeb, was arrested on the morning of Jan. 13 at her Warwick home on one count of “cruelty to or neglect of a child.” According to NBC affiliate WJAR, when Rothgeb appeared in court the following day, a judge remarked that he was surprised she did not receive a homicide or a manslaughter charge.
