KIRKLAND, Washington — A 10-year-old girl with Type 1 diabetes died after falling into a coma during a summer road trip with her family and now her mother is accused of delaying critical medical care.

Lloydina McAllister, 42, has been arrested and charged with first-degree manslaughter following a months-long investigation into the death of her daughter. She is being held at the King County Correctional Facility on $1 million bail.

The case began July 24, when Child Protective Services contacted Kirkland police after the woman brought her deceased daughter to a Tacoma hospital, according to a news release from the Kirkland Police Department.

McAllister “failed to provide life-saving care for her child, despite substantial education and training on the life-threatening risks of prolonged

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