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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Erin Keller

Texas dentist arrested after 4-year-old girl dies during ‘tongue-tie’ procedure: report

A Fort Worth pediatric dentist, Dr. Chrishelle Hemphill (left), is accused of giving a 4-year-old Aithana Rodríguez Arriaga (right) a fatal drug overdose during a procedure that investigators say was unnecessary - (Fort Worth PD/GoFundMe)

A Texas pediatric dentist was arrested Wednesday, months after a 4-year-old girl died following a potentially unnecessary dental procedure that investigators say involved a toxic dose of sedatives, according to reports.

Dr. Chrishelle Hemphill, 48, was arrested in connection with the April death of the young patient, identified in the arrest warrant as Aithana Rodriguez Arriaga, at Cuddle Kids Dental in Fort Worth, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She has been charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury, after investigators determined she was responsible for the girl's injuries, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.

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