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Caretaker sentenced in scalding death of Webster City man with cerebral palsy

Caretaker sentenced in scalding death of Webster City man with cerebral palsy
 

(Radio Iowa) Family and friends of a 43-year-old Webster City man who died in a group home offered emotional victim impact statements on Wednesday, before his caretaker was sentenced in the death. 

Pamara Garcia was an employee of the One Vision group home when she took care of Nicholas Brendan Seamonds. Seamonds was born with cerebral palsy died after being scalded in a shower on December 20, 2022. Yesterday, Garcia was sentenced in Hamilton County District Court to 365 days in jail with credit for time served, which translates to a 180-day sentence. Garcia was also given a two-year probation and will be faced with a restitution requirement at a later date to be announced. Garcia pleaded guilty to a charge of wanton neglect of a dependent adult by a caretaker, the charge is a serious misemeanor. Garcia was arrested on September 19, 2023. The original charge she faced was neglect or abandonment of a dependent person, a class C felony.

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