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Teenager convicted of killing father with drain cleaner over canceled hair salon appointment

  • A Michigan teenager threw drain cleaner on her sleeping father after he was unable to drive her to a hair salon for her 18th birthday.
  • The teen's father suffered severe chemical burns and died five months later from related complications.
  • The teenager claimed she threw a bag of bread and possibly water at her father, though witnesses testified she threw drain cleaner.
  • A jury found the teenager guilty of unlawful possession or use of harmful devices and misdemeanor domestic violence.
  • The teenager faces up to life in prison at her sentencing in July.
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