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Alberta regulators have thrown out a disciplinary complaint against the naturopath who prescribed Echinacea for a toddler suffering from a fatal attack of meningitis, a case that led to criminal convictions against the boy’s parents.

The province’s College of Naturopathic Doctors says there was “no evidence” to find Tracey Tannis guilty of unprofessional conduct, concluding that she never saw or examined the child — or even knew that the herbal remedy was for someone with the deadly illness.

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The regulator cited in part evidence it received from the parents themselves.

“They … did not in any way seek her advice or assistance regarding his care,” the body said in a letter to the doctors who filed a complaint against Tannis.

Ezekiel Stephan died from the brain inflammation in March 2012, after the parents had for days treated the 19-month-old with non-medical, natural products, from hot peppers to garlic and horseradish, believing him to have croup or flu.