Babysitter Jailed For 20 Years In US After 7-Month-Old Baby Dies From Benadryl Overdose

Babysitter Jailed For 20 Years In US After 7-Month-Old Baby Dies From Benadryl Overdose

Dixie Villa was handed the maximum sentence for manslaughter by an Oahu court on May 7.

After Babysitter Gave Fatal Benadryl Dose To 7-Month-Old Baby, Judge Announces Her Fate

Dixie Villa, a babysitter in Hawaii, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after 7-month-old Abigail Lobisch was found lifeless at her home. Villa received the maximum sentence for manslaughter in connection with the 2019 crime. An autopsy revealed that the baby girl’s blood contained a high level of diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl. Defense lawyer Megan Kau argued that Abigail’s parents could have given the fatal dose to th…

Hawaii babysitter jailed for 20 years after 7-month-old baby dies from benadryl overdose

A Hawaii court has handed down the maximum 20-year prison sentence to a babysitter found responsible for the death of a 7-month-old infant who died from an antihistamine overdose while in her care. Dixie Villa received the sentence on May 7 in an Oahu courtroom, marking the conclusion of a case that began more than six years ago with the death of Abigail Lobisch in February 2019. Infant died from diphenhydramine toxicity Prosecutors successfully…

Infant Girl Who Overdosed on Benadryl Was Killed by Navy Wife Running Unlicensed Daycare

A Hawaii woman was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison for killing a 7-month-old girl in 2019. Dixie Villa, 46, gave Abigail Lobisch a fatal dose of diphenhydramine, the main ingredient in Benadryl. KKTV reported that Villa was babysitting the infant overnight on the Aliamanu Military Reservation in Oahu. Previous reports indicated that Lobisch had twice the fatal concentration of Benadryl in her blood when she died. A Honolulu medical exa…

Babysitter Sentenced After Giving Lethal Dose Of Benadryl To 7-Month-Old

A Hawaii babysitter, Dixie Villa, was sentenced to 20 years in jail in connection with he 2019 death of seven-month-old Abigail Lobisch. Villa gave Abigail a lethal dose of Benadryl, resulting in the former being convicted of manslaughter. Her sentence, however, will be appealed by a new legal team. According to the Star Advertiser, Abigail Lobisch was found dead at Villa’s home on February 24, 2019. An autopsy revealed that Abigail had died of …