A jury final week discovered an Oklahoma mom responsible of two counts of kid abuse after faking her son’s sicknesses for 12 months, in what consultants testified was seemingly a case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
The jury handed down the decision on Nov. 17 in U.S. District Court docket for the Jap District of Oklahoma. Federal prosecutors alleged that Kasie Keys spent years falsely claiming that her son, born in 2009, had bother consuming and was terminally in poor health.
Consultants testified that Keys seemingly suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, NBC affiliate KFOR of Oklahoma Metropolis reported.
The situation manifests when “the caretaker of a kid, most frequently a mom, both makes up pretend signs or causes actual signs to make it appear like the kid is sick,” based on the Nationwide Institute of Well being.
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Court docket paperwork state that following Keys’ 2012 divorce from the boy’s father, she started telling her son’s medical doctors that he was having bother consuming, utilizing his fingers, talking and controlling his bowels.
The boy’s father didn’t observe these signs, however physicians started diagnosing and treating the boy primarily based on his mom’s studies, based on court docket paperwork. The boy was finally placed on a feeding tube.
Later, the kid was placed on a complete parenteral vitamin routine, which consists of “liquid vitamins that’s given to the affected person by the veins intravenously and bypasses the abdomen and intestines” and requires upkeep by caregivers, court docket paperwork state.
Keys saved the boy on that feeding routine for practically 4 years and failed so as to add the required nutritional vitamins and minerals to it, based on court docket paperwork. Consequently, her son to be hospitalized for malnourishment and hair loss, amongst different points.
She additionally failed to take care of his hygiene, placing him prone to an infection and leaving him in double diapers stuffed with urine and feces, prosecutors alleged. This led to his hospitalization for yeast in his blood, urinary tract an infection and bacterial infections.
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Kasie Keys (Cherokee County Jail, Tahlequah, Okla.)
The trial adopted an October 2021 indictment by a grand jury on six counts of kid abuse and two counts of kid neglect, to which Keys pleaded not responsible, court docket paperwork present.
The jury discovered Keys not responsible on the 2 fees of kid neglect — which, based on the indictment, alleged that she failed to take care of the boy’s feeding routine and hygiene — and declared a mistrial on the opposite 4 fees of kid abuse.
Notes from the foreperson filed with the court docket seem to point the jury struggled to succeed in a verdict, twice asking the choose what they need to do if they might not come to an unanimous resolution.
Youngster abuse in Oklahoma is punishable by as much as life in jail.
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Data on Keys’ sentencing was not instantly obtainable.
NORMAN, Okla. — The Red River Rivalry transitions to the hardwood when Oklahoma hosts Texas today, Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 10 p.m. Eastern on the SEC Network.
Several streaming services will broadcast the game live, and you can watch on Fubo (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and Sling (promotional offers).
Both teams enter this game still looking for their first win in the SEC, holding 0-3 conference records. Oklahoma held the No. 17 spot in the AP Top 25 poll last week, but dropped out of the Top 25 after back-to-back losses to No. 11 Texas A&M and No. 23 Georgia.
Overall, the Sooners are 13-3, while the Longhorns are 11-5. Both teams also enter the first of two games against each other this season on three-game losing streaks. We’ll see which team can start to turn their fortune tonight.
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Since a historic season for Oklahoma City a year ago, this team has fortified itself on several fronts just under 40 games into the 2024-25 season.
From rounding out its defense with veteran Alex Caruso, bringing on Isaiah Hartenstein to provide some rebounding padding to letting the young guns grow and blossom into their game, the Thunder has many strengths.Another massive strength of theirs this season has given them many opportunities to come back from deficits and come out on top in tight games.
There are two ways to create more opportunities for shots on the basket outside of solid team defense. The first—rebounding. Without staying afloat on the defensive boards, that is a recipe for disaster and hands the opponent easy shots on goal after the rebound and deflates a defense if it’s repeated. The second—generating turnovers.
That is what Oklahoma CIty is excelling at this season. Their rebounding troubles a year ago eventually seeped in to its playoff performance and was a large part in its ultimate exit against the Dallas Mavericks. The Thunder is still in the bottom half of the league in rebounds per game this season, but that’s a massive improvement from its bottom-four placement a year ago.
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With that improved, the Thunder already gain an upper hand. But coupled with how often this team generates turnovers defensively along with greatly limiting its own turnovers has landed them in the top five of field goals attempted per game.
Through 39 games, Oklahoma City has tallied just 474 turnovers to place second in the NBA in that category. Inversely, the Thunder comfortably lead the league in steals with 451 on the season, or 11.6 per game. Naturally, Oklahoma City leads the league in both points off turnovers and opponent points off turnovers.
It’s a game-changer to have this success in taking care of the ball while also the whole team acting as a ball hound. If the Thunder sustains this, it’s difficult to see anyone in the Western Conference besting them as of now.
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PROVO, Utah — Trevin Knell scored 13 of his 18 points before halftime and reserve Dallin Hall scored 14 points and BYU ended its three-game losing streak by beating Oklahoma State 85-69 on Tuesday night.
Richie Saunders scored 12 points and Egor Denim and Keba Keita each scored 10 points for the Cougars (11-5, 2-3 Big 12).
Jamyron Keller and Bryce Thompson scored 15 points apiece and Abou Ousmane 13 for Oklahoma State (9-7, 1-4).
The Cougars built a 17-6 lead and never trailed. BYU went on an offensive onslaught and outscored the Cowboys 25-9 in a 10-minute span and led 42-15 after Dawson Baker made two free throws with 3:23 before halftime. BYU went to the break shooting 15 for 25 and led 46-26.
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But after an 8-of-31 (25.8%) shooting performance in the first half, Oklahoma State started on a blistering 22-5 run in the first 6 1/2 minutes of the second half and drew within 51-48 on 8-for-10 shooting with Keller going 3 for 3 from 3-point range.
BYU regrouped and went on an 11-2 run for a 62-50 lead with 10:28 left and stayed ahead by double digits for the remainder.
Oklahoma State hosts Colorado on Saturday. BYU will make the 45-minute drive north on Interstate 15 to face Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday.
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