FRANKFORT, Ky. Ruth Chamblin says her 12-month-old great-niece would still be alive if Kentucky tested those who receive public assistance for drugs.
Chamblin, a Maysville native, told the House Health and Welfare Committee Thursday that her great-niece was allegedly beaten by her niece's former boyfriend, who was using drugs. The mother did not take the child to the hospital for four days after the alleged attack because she did not want the police to investigate, Chamblin said. (The boyfriend was later acquitted of charges, but the girl's mother pleaded guilty to manslaughter.)
The family was on public assistance at the time of her great-niece's death, Chamblin said.
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