article_snippet: Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice announced Friday that Mrs Wiederholt and Mr Porter would not be charged with criminal negligence for the 'tragic accident' at the grandfather's home.
article_snippet: No negligence charges are being filed in the case .
article_snippet: A Child Fatality Review Board recommended that Mrs Widerholt and her father not be charged shortly after the incident.
article_snippet: Criminal negligence occurs when someone 'fails to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or a result will follow, and such failure constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the situation' according to Missouri law.