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May 6, 2002
Contact:
Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
CHARGES FILED
IN APARTMENT FIRE INJURIES
Denver District
Attorney Bill Ritter, Jr. filed formal charges today against a
woman whose children were injured in an apartment fire after
being left home alone.
Lia Howard (DOB:
3-4-81) is charged with three counts of felony child abuse
(F4) and one count of misdemeanor child abuse (M3).
On the morning of
May 1, 2002 a fire broke out in an apartment at 1438 East 23rd
Avenue in Denver. Three children were rescued from the fire and
suffered injuries from smoke inhalation. A fourth child managed
to escape unharmed. Investigation determined that the children
had been left alone at the time the fire broke out. Their ages
are 4, 3, 1½, and 7 months old.
Howard is scheduled
to appear in Denver County Court, room 12T, on May 16, 2002 at
9:00 a.m. to be formally advised of the charges. She remains
free on $5,000 bond.
The presumptive
range for sentencing on a class 4 felony ranges from probation
to 6 years in prison; on a class 3 misdemeanor the range is
probation to 6 months in jail.
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