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NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has pleaded not guilty to trying to kill his sick 7-year-old daughter by poisoning her with drain cleaner.
The Daily Hampshire Gazette (http://bit.ly/1Hm90Sz ) reports that 32-year-old Christopher Conley, of Northampton, was held without bail on Thursday on charges including attempted murder.
The girl underwent a seven-hour surgery April 17 to remove two-thirds of her small intestine and part of her bladder.
Surgeons said they suspected someone injected a corrosive fluid into her cecostomy tube.
Authorities say Conley told investigators he used Liquid-Plumr and a prescription painkiller overdose because he wanted to end his seriously ill daughter's pain. Court records do not give details of her illness.
A call before normal business hours to Conley's attorney was not immediately returned Friday.
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Information from: Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, Mass.), http://www.gazettenet.com
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