A mother and daughter from Mineral Point will have to get separate attorneys for their reckless homicide cases to avoid conflicts of interest.
50-year-old Laurie D. Barry and her 28-year-old daughter Alexis faces charges in the death of a teenager who was in their care two years ago.
The Iowa County district attorney’s office waited more than a year before filing the charges. The Barrys had told authorities Selah Kaden would throw herself to the ground to get attention.
A forensic pathologist noted “possible restrain marks” on the victim’s wrists and said she probably suffocated to death.