Preemie Didn't Have A Prayer!

Globe|July 30, 2018

Faith healer parents confess to killing kid

AS THEIR newborn twin daughter struggled for air, Sarah and Travis Mitchell prayed over her tiny body instead of calling 911!

Now they’ve each pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and criminal mistreatment in her death — and face nearly seven years in prison!

The couple belongs to a small Oregon sect that shuns traditional medicine in favor of prayer and anointing the sick with oils.

But the faith healing couldn’t save their preemie baby, Gennifer, who reportedly gasped for breath for hours.

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