The parents and brother of Edgar Lopez said they had been told to treat his symptoms with herbal medicine and lavender oil and were discouraged from calling 911 when his conditioned worsened.
, Maria Madrigal, Lopez’s mother, said through an interpreter that the herbalist had seemed “like a god” to her and that she had attended several of his seminars on herbal medicine and been so bowled over that she agreed to recruit new clients for him, ultimately earning a total of $753 in commissions.“He has something that convinces you.”
She went on to explain that the symptoms of her son’s diabetes had seemed to go away for a short time, only to return two months before he died. The boy’s pediatrician had warned her that might happen, but she chose to ask Morrow for advice instead of giving him the insulin shots that he had been prescribed.
Instead, the seventh-grader’s condition worsened. Solis testified that Morrow visited the family’s home three times in the two days leading up to the boy’s death in August 2014, and told them that Lopez needed herbs and reflexology — a massage technique that involves applying pressure to the feet — to release the toxins from his body, according to
. When the 13-year-old seemed to stop breathing, Morrow allegedly advised them to open the windows so that air and light would come in.that his younger brother’s labored breathing and inability to move was just part of the “healing crisis” running its course. When he looked online, he saw similar advice from other herbalists, he told the jury. But then Edgar stopped responding to him, and his breathing became more and more shallow.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
13 People Who Have Dramatically Changed Since Their First OscarsAnd the Oscar goes to...
Read more »
GE shares surge 13% after Danaher agrees to buy biopharma business for $21.4 billionGE is selling its biopharma unit for $21.4 billion to Danaher, saying it will use the money to reduce leverage and strengthen its balance sheet.
Read more »
California parents of 13 plead guilty to torture, abuseA California couple who shackled some of their 13 children to beds and starved them in what was a dubbed a 'house of horrors' pleaded guilty Friday to torture and other abuse that lasted years. David and Louise Turpin entered the pleas in Riverside County Superior Court to 14 counts that included
Read more »