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Abe Maddison

Neglect charges dropped over malnourished woman's death

The death of Ann-Marie Smith triggered a series of criminal and civil prosecutions. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Criminal neglect charges carrying a potential life sentence have been dropped over the death of a woman with cerebral palsy found in squalid conditions.

Instead, a former director of an NDIS provider responsible for the 54-year-old's care has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

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