OREGON CITY, Oregon — Faith-healing prayers and oil chosen over medical assistance has landed an Oregon couple in jail charged with murder, according to The Christian Post.
Travis and Sarah Mitchell, 21 and 24 respectively, were arrested June 5 and charged with murder by neglect and first-degree criminal mistreatment in the March 5 death of their newborn Ginnifer. Ginnifer, a twin, died after developing breathing issues during birth, according to the Post article.
The Mitchells are members of the controversial Followers of Christ Church in Oregon, a 1,000-member Pentecostal church not affiliated with any denomination, the Post reported.
Sarah Mitchell is the granddaughter of the church’s founder, Walter White. Sarah Mitchell’s sister, Shannon Hickman, is already in prison with her husband, Dale, for second-degree manslaughter in the death of their infant son. He died two hours after delivery in 2009. (TAB)
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