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Mom Chooses Drugs Over Child's Health

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published October 4, 2012 at 9:32 AM EDT

A Columbus mother is behind bars, accused of neglecting her young son's health.Keishian Bowen is charged with child endangering, for allegedly failing to get her three-year-old son treatment for a nasal infection that eventually required surgery.  Franklin County prosecutors say Bowen admitted to choosing drugs over her son's well-being. 
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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