Sentenced: Mom Who Called 911 to Report Her Daughter Unresponsive Is Now Accused of Killing Her

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A Maine woman has been charged with manslaughter in connection with her 3-year-old daughter's death after the mother called 911 to report the girl unresponsive.

On Friday night, Old Town Fire and Rescue crews responded to a 911 call made by Hillary Goding reporting her 3-year-old daughter Hailey as unresponsive and not breathing, Maine State Police said in a news release.

Hailey was transported to an area hospital, where on Sunday she died. That same day, her mother was arrested in Lincoln.

While the Office of Chief Medical Examiner has performed an autopsy, authorities have not released any information regarding Hailey's cause of death.

"There does appear to be a prior episode with this child having been exposed to drugs that resulted in her needing medical care. So, this is not, while the defendant may not have any prior criminal history, she certainly has a prior episode regarding the conduct of this nature, with the child," said Assistant Attorney General Lisa Bogue, WABI reports. "And, obviously, the nature of the allegation, the amount of time it took for the defendant to reach out, getting medical care for the child was a significant period of time, and obviously contributed to, from the state's perspective, her death."

Mom Who Called 911 to Report Her Daughter Unresponsive Is Now Accused of Killing Her

Hailey Goding died at Eastern Maine Medical Center Sunday

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wow beautiful , adorable little girl... people drugs and kids don't mix. If you want to do drugs give your kids a chance at a normal life, love them enough to let them go till you have your shit together if you ever do.

 

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In an online obituary, Hailey is described by her family as a "smiling bundle of energy."

"[Hailey] loved all things sparkly, from things having glitter on them, to reflecting her sparkling personality through whatever caught her interest," the obituary states, adding that she "loved tending to her pet chickens."

The obituary continues: "Hailey brought more joy to life in her short time on earth than she could ever know and made it a better place for all who encountered her."

Mom Who Called 911 to Report Her Daughter Unresponsive Is Now Accused of Killing Her

Hailey Ann Goding Obituary | 2018 - 2021 | Bangor Daily News

View Hailey Ann Goding's complete obituary, share memories, and explore 15 tribute posts from the community.

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wtf did they take a mugshot of????

it makes me die a little inside to see that

thx cookie as usual

 

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What a doll! To bad this doll baby didn't have a mother who loved and appreciated her.

 

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Funny how being high or smug are the same expression.

 

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For nearly 20 hours, Hillary Goding carried the lifeless body of her 3-year-old daughter in and out of her Old Town apartment before seeking medical help, according to newly unsealed court records.

The records shed new light on the early June death of Hailey Goding following exposure to fentanyl, revealing her cause of death and showing that this wasn’t the first time the young girl had been exposed to illegal drugs. In addition, the state Department of Health and Human Services had become involved with the family because of the girl’s earlier ingestion of drugs, the records show.

The new details in Hailey Goding’s case, from a police affidavit, were unsealed Tuesday at the request of the Bangor Daily News. The document shows that the state Department of Health and Human Services had been involved with the family about a year earlier, in May 2020, because the girl had accidentally ingested drugs.

Hillary Goding, 28, of Old Town was indicted by a Penobscot County grand Jury on Friday on charges of depraved indifference murder, manslaughter and violating conditions of her release. Goding was initially arrested June 6, the same day Hailey was pronounced dead at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.

An autopsy revealed Hailey died from a brain injury that was consistent with an opioid overdose, and an initial urine screen at EMMC revealed the 3-year-old had fentanyl in her system, according to Maine State Police Det. Dana Austin’s affidavit for Goding’s arrest.

The timeline established by police in the affidavit starts just before 4 a.m. on Friday, June 4. Surveillance footage from cameras in Goding’s Center Street apartment building picked up audio of a woman crying inside Goding’s apartment, then footage of Goding carrying Hailey in the hallway moments later.

Hailey appeared “limp,” according to the affidavit.

Then, at 4:19 a.m. Goding is again seen on video surveillance footage re-entering her building with Hailey pressed against her chest, the child’s arms and legs dangling and making her appear “lifeless.”

In that same clip, Goding can again be heard crying and saying, “You don’t understand, what am I going to do?” police said.

After walking in and out of the apartment several more times during the early morning hours with Hailey, Goding and the child aren’t seen on camera again until 1:03 p.m., more than eight hours later, when Goding re-enters her building carrying Hailey, who remains “lifeless,” according to police.

Then, Goding is seen again at 7:39 p.m. carrying Hailey in the building’s main hallway.

“Hailey appears to be dead weight and her head falls on Hillary’s shoulder in a lifeless manner,” the affidavit said.

Goding did not call 911 until 10:48 p.m. June 4, according to phone records, and Old Town first responders arrived at 10:52 p.m. Old Town police Officer Alan Reese, who was first on scene, observed that Hailey was on the floor of a bedroom and had no pulse.

Old Town Fire Department member tried to save the child for 15 to 20 minutes.

Goding’s mother, Ursula, told police the next day that Goding, who had recently moved out of her mother’s home, had used drugs since she was 16, the affidavit said. She also told police that her daughter “had a part in whatever happened” to Hailey.

Hillary Goding told police she believed her daughter consumed heroin after she got into a plastic straw that Goding used to ingest the drug, which is often cut with the more potent fentanyl. Her daughter’s behavior then began to change, and she put the 3-year-old to bed early despite hearing that her daughter’s breathing had become “raspy,” according to the affidavit.

Hailey was pronounced dead on June 6 at 10:04 a.m.

Goding has been in the Penobscot County Jail since her arrest on June 6.

A month after Goding’s arrest, her $50,000 bail was revoked, and she was charged with violating conditions of release. Goding had allegedly contacted a potential witness in the case at least 12 times from the Penobscot County Jail, violating one of the bail conditions, according to a July 9 report from Maine State Police Detective Paul White.

Old Town woman accused of 3-year-old daughter’s murder allegedly waited 20 hours to get help

Hillary Goding, 28, of Old Town was indicted by a Penobscot County grand Jury on Friday on charges of depraved indifference murder, manslaughter and violating conditions of her release.

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Hillary Goding, 29, on Thursday pleaded guilty to manslaughter and violating conditions of her release. In exchange, the charge of depraved indifference murder will be dropped at her sentencing.

Additionally, as part of the deal, both Goding’s attorney and the Maine attorney general’s office, which is prosecuting the case, jointly recommended she be sentenced to 25 to 28 years in prison with all but 17 to 22 years suspended, followed by six years of probation.

She will be sentenced at a later date.

“I am ready to just plead guilty and take accountability for my part in things,” Goding told Superior Court Justice William Anderson in court Thursday.

Goding was initially arrested June 6, 2021, the same day Hailey was pronounced dead at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.

Old Town woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in 3-year-old daughter’s death

An Old Town woman accused of killing her 3-year old daughter in June 2021 pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Thursday.

www.bangordailynews.com

 

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Hillary Goding was sentenced Friday to 26 years in prison with all but 19 years suspended.

Goding, 30, pleaded guilty in September to manslaughter and violating her bail conditions. In exchange for her pleas, a murder charge was dismissed by the Maine attorney general’s office.

Goding carried Hailey’s lifeless body in and out of her Old Town apartment for more than 20 hours before seeking medical help, according to the affidavit for the mother’s arrest. The affidavit also said that the child had ingested drugs about a year earlier but survived.

In sentencing Goding, Superior Court Justice William Anderson said that her case is an example of the prevalence of fentanyl in the community and the harm it is doing to the people who use it and their children.

An autopsy revealed that Hailey died from a brain injury that was consistent with an opioid overdose, and an initial urine screen at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor revealed the 3-year-old had fentanyl in her system, according to the prosecution.

Goding, who quietly wept throughout the proceeding, said that she took full accountability for her action, her lack of action and her addiction.

“I should have never hesitated to call for help during that time,” she said. “I put myself in a lot of situations that were dangerous to feed my addiction.”

She said that she has been sober since her arrest and engaged in treatment programs while boarded from the Penobscot County Jail out to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset.

“The reason for that is because I don’t want to go down this road again,” Goding told Anderson.

Goding has been in and out of rehabilitation programs since her mid-teens, said her attorney Jeffrey Silverstein of Bangor.

Conditions of her probation include participation in counseling, no use of alcohol or drugs, and no contact with children under the age of 12 without an adult present.

Assistant Attorney General Lisa Bogue, who prosecuted the case, and Silverstein jointly recommended a sentence of 25 to 28 years in prison with all but 17 to 22 years suspended.

Bogue urged the court to impose a sentence on the high end of the agreement to send a message to parents who use drugs that they must call 911 when their children ingest the substances.

Old Town mother to serve 19 years for 3-year-old daughter’s overdose death

Hillary Goding, 30, who admitted causing the overdose death of her 3-year old daughter, Hailey, in June 2021, was sentenced Friday.

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Status:

Incarcerated

Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial:

Goding, Hillary Jean

Earliest Custody Release Date:

11/20/2037

Offense (Class):	MANSLAUGHTER (A)
Sentence:	26 Years, All But 19 Years Suspended, With 6 Years Probation