Charged with attempted murder; Allegedly withheld cancer treatment

From AP/ABC News,WCVB-TV Boston, Boston Globe:

A Boston-area mother who has been accused of withholding cancer treatment from her 9-year-old son with autism says people should listen to her story before judging her.

“I’m definitely not a monster,” Kristen LaBrie said in an interview.

LaBrie’s son, Jeremy Fraser, was diagnosed with a treatable form of cancer in 2006 and died in March. Prosecutors have charged LaBrie with attempted murder and child endangerment, alleging that she canceled appointments for chemotherapy treatments and did not fill many of her son’s prescriptions. She has pleaded not guilty.

The woman’s attorney, Kevin James, said LaBrie was a single mother with “severe financial problems” who bore the burden of taking care of her son.

(AP/WCVB photo)

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