sentenced to twelve to fifteen years in prison. Poutre's recovery In 2008, Poutre was released from Brighton rehabilitation hospital to live as a foster child with Keith and Becky Arnett in Southwick, Massachusetts. She was adopted by the Arnetts in 2010 at the age of sixteen and attended a special education program in the Southwick public school system. She remains substantially disabled and relies on a wheelchair, but is able to feed herself and use a letterboard to communicate. Regarding the attack, Poutre's adoptive father reports that she knows she was hurt, but she is unable to remember any specifics about the event. See also Persistent vegetative state Right to life Right to die Traumatic brain injury References External links MassLive.com Haleigh Poutre index page DSS sought early end to life support Judge mulls dismissing charges Virtually Brain Dead 1994 births Living people People with severe brain damage People from Westfield, Massachusetts Child abuse incidents and cases Child abuse law Child abuse legislation Euthanasia in the United States Child welfare Child welfare activism Medical controversies in the United States People with traumatic brain injuries People from Southwick, Massachusetts