Girl, 13, had 17 vodkas

A PENNSYLVANIA father has been sentenced to a maximum of four years in state prison after his 13-year-old daughter was hospitalised after drinking 17 shots of vodka.

Charles Younger, 39, had previously pleaded guilty to child endangerment.

The girl’s mother also had pleaded guilty to the charge. Michelle Edwards was sentenced to up to 23 months.

Police say the parents provided their daughter and a 15year-old girl with liquor for the daughter’s 13th birthday in January.