Parents admit to causing daughter's death THE parents of a 14-year-old Adelaide girl have admitted causing her death by failing to seek medical attention for her. Richard David Clifford Edward, 50, and Debra Marlene Edward, 53, were accused of the manslaughter of Dawn Edward, who was found dead in her home in Hackham West in August 2009. They pleaded guilty today in the South Australian Supreme Court to causing Dawn's death by criminal neglect. Justice Kevin Nicholson was told they had admitted a continuous failure to seek or obtain medical attention which could be characterised as endangering their daughter's life. Dawn's siblings - some of whom are in guardianship and some of whom are adults - would be contacted to see if they wanted to give victim impact statements, the crown prosecutor in the case said. Details of how the teenager died were not revealed in court. The couple was granted continuing bail until sentencing submissions on June 28. They left court separately, with Debra Edward shielding herself from the media with a large umbrella while her supporters shouted abuse at reporters.