COUNTY. A.J. SISON, NEWS 8 THE HEART WRENCHING STORY THERE. ALL RIGHT, A.J., THANK YOU. NEW AT SIX TWO DAUPHIN COUNTY PARENTS ARE CHARGED AFTER LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP POLICE SAY THEY DIDN’T GIVE THEIR SON MEDICINE FOR HIS TYPE ONE DIABETES. 41 YEAR OLD ANTHONY AND 36 YEAR OLD MEGAN DIFFENDAL OF MIDDLETOWN, ARE CHARGED WITH ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD. NOW, ACCORDING TO CHARGING DOCUMENTS, THEY DIDN’T GET OR GIVE THEIR 13 YEAR OLD SON THE INSULIN HE NEEDED. THE BOY WENT TO THE HOSPITAL IN SEPTEMBER WITH KETOACIDOSIS, A LI
Dauphin County parents charged for neglecting son’s diabetes treatment, police say
Updated: 12:00 PM EST Nov 21, 2025
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Two parents from Dauphin County have been charged after the Lower Swatara Township Police Department reported that they had neglected to provide their son with essential medication for his type 1 diabetes.Anthony Diffendall, 41, and Meghan Diffendall, 36, both from Middletown, are facing charges of endangering the welfare of a child.According to charging documents, the couple did not obtain or administer the insulin required for their 13-year-old son.In September., the boy was hospitalized with ketoacidosis, a life-threatening complication of diabetes.
LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
Two parents from Dauphin County have been charged after the Lower Swatara Township Police Department reported that they had neglected to provide their son with essential medication for his type 1 diabetes.
Anthony Diffendall, 41, and Meghan Diffendall, 36, both from Middletown, are facing charges of endangering the welfare of a child.
According to charging documents, the couple did not obtain or administer the insulin required for their 13-year-old son.
In September., the boy was hospitalized with ketoacidosis, a life-threatening complication of diabetes.