Jury reaches verdict in trial of Florida grandmother who left infant in hot car

[@wyndiey]

Those jurors are going to be LIVID when they find out she is responsible for the death of her other grandchild.

[@ggg-gems]

Are you serious?

[@LilyRobo54]

Exactly!

[@tomgardner5006]

😮

[@CortHiatt]

@@ggg-gems yep. Though the grandfather is partly at fault

[@gillianlaing1073]

Killed 2 grandkids

[@goofygirl1311]

If she was merely guilty of leaving that baby in the car for 15 minutes that baby would be alive today. But, nope, she left the baby in that hot car for 3 hours.

[@KathleenHoward-z1t]

It was 15 minutes or more, that was their finding

[@Catherine-yi5ut]

I know hours how can that be?

[@emptypockets2467]

that is BS the jury should have been able to hear that the baby was the second baby to die under her care from the same daughter

[@TwiztidPain]

They cannot bring in prior acts. I do believe they got it wrong.

[@phenomenalwoman6221]

This woman has cognitive impairment. The jury should have been allowed to hear this. I am shocked that you would allow someone experiencing cognitive issues to take care of your child. It doesn’t matter whether family are strangers, I would never leave my child with someone who lost their job due to memory/cognitive impairment.

[@phenomenalwoman6221]

The first child was in the home with her and her husband. If he was leaving the house, he should have made sure she was not still sleeping.

[@roadpizza3470]

Pattern of behavior

[@misswildlife7905]

They can only work with the evidence presented in the courtroom..sad.

[@maybebaby1112]

It always pisses me off that jurors are preventing from getting a full story

[@swedeheart214]

Right! I've never understood that!

[@AnnRMoore-v1r]

Blame the Judge 😢

[@irishlizzie]

Unfortunately an action in the past cannot be proven to cause an act in the future…but I don’t fully know if there is away around that argument when the two actions are the same. You’d think it would definitely impact her character and be worthy of note. I just know the rules of evidence in criminal cases are way tighter than civil.

[@Asidebar]

laws do not allow other acts to be revealed.

[@doloresleyva8810]

​@@irishlizzie first death declared accidental no charges so it couldnf be presented to the jury

[@Ginnymartin1534]

I’m sorry if my mother killed my first child, she sure the hell wouldn’t be watching any other of my other children EVER! The jury should’ve known about the first incident. Because there is something strange going on with this woman. How can this women be so careless two times? This leads me to think that it was done intentionally both times..

[@MaggieMay757]

IKR! Serious personality disorder!

[@les0101s]

I know. I remember reading that the mother was taking care of other grandchildren after school too. I wonder if this mother doesn't like her daughter. Some kind of narcissist issue?

[@tamimoncrief2264]

It's been disclosed she was on prescribed drugs- the woman was doped up.

[@MlouPurnell]

I would never have trusted a person who’s already killed one of my children with another of my precious irreplaceable babies. This part, I don’t understand.

[@LacyAlvarez]

No one knows if she has medical reasons for being so negligent they should have looked into this

[@jerrymartin3965]

She has killed 2 children and is still breathing. America has lost its way and is under judgment. People aren't held accountable for their choices.

[@burnout_2017]

You mean like the convict who this moronic country elected two months ago

[@loopy1159]

💯

[@chaichai012]

Are we really going to pretend like this is a new thing in America? We’re going to just pretend like it started off on the right foot huh? Lol

[@LacyAlvarez]

Accidents are not murders she is on medication and it causes sleepiness and forgetfulness this was disclosed so the mother shouldn't have left her 7mo with her the difference with other grandchildren is they are older so these things didn't happen

[@lawiwis882]

Because the only ones that should be held accountable are the parents.

[@aria2628-m2t]

i feel the mother and the father were negligent to leave the child with a grandmother with her history.

[@ChristineA-ty4xj]

Yep they were they knew her history and her mental state.

[@Jade-902]

Is that why they cuffed the mom?

[@katlyns800]

This is absolutely disgusting. There’s no reason the jury shouldn’t have been fully aware of the first child’s death.

[@rosebattista]

Right. The incidents are so closely related it should be considered pattern of behavior.

[@AnaCastilla-l1o]

I’m sure it wasn’t allowed as it had not been determined to be criminal. But let my child die once, shame on you. Let a second child die, shame on me.

[@LG-rescues]

​@@AnaCastilla-l1oExactly 💯 The first death was ruled accidental but the second death couldn't be ruled accidental. All of these parents are suffering either way. To loose your second and third born babies in this manner is a very tough road to walk down. RIP 🙏 CONDOLENCES TO ALL INVOLVED 🙏

[@trina7274]

@@AnaCastilla-l1ototally agreed!!! No way in hell would I let my mother watch my child, after letting my older child drown… accident or not… Example…. Many years ago (25ish?) my mother watched our dogs, we had to go out of town for a medical emergency in my husbands family… his aunt ended up passing away, so we stayed out of town longer than expected. I was a nervous wreck as my mom is a very controlling person and does not follow directions. At all. Ever. So we had one dog at the time that was special needs… super strict dietary special needs due to a life threatening allergy… she would bleed internally if she ingested any wheat. At all… we found this out the hard way, when she was just a small puppy. She would also lose most of her fur and develop hot spots because of this allergy. Now I know what you’re thinking… Trina, it’s a dog… yep… and you’re right, she was a dog… but she was a part of our family. Anyway, my mom knew about her dietary issues… and she gave her human food anyway. While my dog didn’t die, she was in the dog hospital for 5 days and it cost us over 3 grand….not to mention the suffering she endured during that time. So….do you think my mom ever watched our dogs again?? Hell no!! Never again. If we couldn’t bring our dogs, we just didn’t go to places or just my husband would go or vice versa…. There is something not normal about the mother of the baby in this case. I wouldn’t even trust that grandmother to watch a houseplant.

[@LC-awilar1]

All this is wrong ! I wouldn’t leave my child under her care, not with a prior child dead under her care. Everyone failed to that baby girl .

[@Birdman7456]

A school teacher/principal. WTF

[@robertippoliti5186]

i fully agree with you

[@summrflowers7253]

Those are my sentiments exactly. Everyone seems to forget the parents role in this.

[@patrickt6642]

Her daughter should have known better.

[@A-xo6hl]

Would you consider having another child if your first born died after you fell asleep accidentally. If they died of any cause in those circumstances, such as drowning or hit by a vehicle on the road. Have you fallen asleep whilst caring for a child, toddler and they weren't in a cot.

[@scallopohare9431]

I will never understand how anyone can leave a child in a car. I take better care of groceries.

[@leatherapron9876]

Yeah I love the "helpful hints" people give, like "Put something really important in the back seat to help you remember!" For real?

[@summrflowers7253]

It happens very often, but luckily most people remember after a few minutes. I did it countless times when my first son was born.

[@Donwgaf]

​@@summrflowers7253 People love to point fingers. Is anybody can forget. I've left my dog outside for an hour and then realized after calling she wasn't in the house. I'm sure this poor woman didn't do this on purpose. Can't believe she did it twice. My mother was senile towards the end. Most people could talk to her and never have an idea anything was wrong. It was only if you knew her very well, her stories wouldn't make sense to you. She used to take outstanding care of all of our pets. They were all spoiled. Towards the end all of her animals were starving, because she was forgetting to feed them. Thankfully I noticed this before it got really bad. All the animals were fine and we got hurt the care she needed. This woman's memory just might be shot. And there would be no outward signs of it until something horrible like this happens. I heard someone on TV said take your Left shoe off and throw it in the back seat with the baby. You will never walk in your house with one shoe on. 🤷‍♂️

[@scallopohare9431]

@ So, these baby seats need to be re-engineered to put in the front passenger seat?

[@ther8764]

I agree, after two kids and now two grandkids HOW THE HELL do you forget your child????????

[@carolinestreeter975]

Jury should have heard about first grandchild that died in her care!

[@leatherapron9876]

They absolutely should have. Because you have to be incredibly negligent to "forget" a child in the first place. That means you didn't look at, speak to, think of, nor engage a child in your care for so long that you forgot they were even with you. And to consider this woman ignored a child to death AFTER one already died in her care -- accident or no accident -- and refused to do better for the second child.

[@wilber53]

The evidence can't be used unless it's directive to this case. It's the judge's decision before the trial starts. If they used it, and the case is appealed because of that action, the State can throw out the decision and order a new trial.

[@Asidebar]

NO the laws do not allow that

[@doloresleyva8810]

​@@wilber53 it was declared an accident and grandma never charged anything so it didnt come into play . Thats the reason..

[@doloresleyva8810]

​@@Asidebarsometimes they do others no

[@satedgroup]

I've lived in Florida for years and have said it over and over. Leaving your child in a car is the easiest way to get rid of a kid that you no longer want. It is absolutely murder without consequence in this state. Those poor children...

[@Trainfeastfast]

WTF?!!!! She is murdering babies. She is guilty. How was it not guilty, but guilty for 15 min in car?

[@breathoflifeacres939]

Wow I know. It's awful 😢

[@jillronan6786]

IN EXCESS OF 15 mins. That means longer than 15 mins. Not guilty of the first charge but guilty of the second charge. This happens all the time

[@ChristineA-ty4xj]

She didn't murder her grandson he wandered of and fell in a pond she wasn't charged with anything if it was murder or anything she would have been charged at the time also the parents didn't obviously think it was murder they let her look after their daughter!!

[@Trainfeastfast]

@ I know how the law works. She was negligent. She slept while baby sitting him and he wondered off. Let’s add all the details.

[@Trainfeastfast]

@ no, I get it. I typed it fast while in the bus. She should’ve been charged in both.

[@creolelady182]

That whole family is crazy

[@orcuttcat]

agreed

[@river8760]

They’re pretty odd for sure.

[@sherry8894]

Completely agree 💯

[@CONCERNEDCITIZENSABC]

Wait until jury the jury finds out about the first baby

[@debbieblair3329]

Exactly! It’s awful that wasn’t allowed in

[@MrsCarter36]

So horrible and disgusting. After one baby died nobody should have had her watch their child period!

[@Any-Okra]

Exactly. I believe she absolutely acted with malice but unfortunately the jury wasn't privy to that knowledge that would've found her guilty. What a horrible monster

[@debbieblair3329]

@ I can only imagine what the jurors will say after they find out it happened twice in a year

[@user-bo1rj2xu2s]

They knew.

[@Doobiepuu]

I'm telling you all, there is something very insidious with this grandmother and the mother....

[@Lkhrobertson]

Agree. Passive aggressive type stuff. Mom asked Grandma at 9 to care for baby basically for several hours. Both women had plans. The Grandma should have simply said, “I can’t today.” Mom had a salon appt. Grandma plans for lunch w friends. Their relationship is complicated. I don’t have children. I would imagine that feeling obligated to babysit with any kind of frequency could😮 be taxing….despite love or charm of the child. This is such an awful case. If I were the Grandma, I would hope my lapse could be handily explained by my medicine list or a brain tumor.

[@ChristineA-ty4xj]

She was under mental health care did you all know that? The daughter did and even after what happened with her son they still let her babysit so who is in the wrong not only the grandmother.

[@davinxi5926]

The jury weren’t allowed to hear the first child’s death … they were blindsided

[@ChristineA-ty4xj]

The first childs death was him getting out of the house and wandering to a pond.

[@davinxi5926]

@ was there any witness

[@Список_Швондера]

She didn’t shed a single tear! All her religiousness is just a play on public, but her actions showed the truth behind the facade.

[@laurahartsock4491]

👌🏽👌🏽This lady has a seriously morbidly narcissistic view of life and it’s hiding deep within.. she’s masked it probably all her life outwardly with her good deeds of religion but darkness lurked inside and showed up thru these acts of selfishness in ‘falling asleep’ with the first baby, and ‘forgetful’ with the second.. a pattern any court should have considered established… she would fare well to admit her lack of responsibility ESPECIALLY with her daughter, admit to guilt, serve punishment and move on, then the rest of the family can heal and move on as well.. there was zero evidence here that she was willing to go there

[@krisfrankel6424]

Why in the world would the parents have left another child in her care?

[@dianegreyson8787]

Incompetent parenting.

[@christinametal1071]

Probably saw their kids as burdens

[@wandachamberssomrajit2260]

Probably because it was free.

[@frankietower4002]

Her husband is pissed. She's clearly in shock. They lost 2 CHILDREN to this monster

[@USNBLUE]

The mother of the children isn’t bright. The grandmother killed both children.

[@Nigelsmom2136]

The second one would still be here today if the parents hadn't left her in the grandmother's "care". Why would anyone risk that after losing the first child?

[@sunshine_in_my_heart]

Everyone failed that poor babygirl. I blame the mother of the second deceased baby more. It was totally irresponsible to let her mother babysit again. I bet she asked her mother to take care of the second child and it wasn't forced. Also the forgetful grandmother should've simply said "No" to her daughter.

[@Crustatia-dp7mo]

Forced?! Can one force another to watch a baby? Am I missing something? Is there a law that forces someone to babysit children. If so, somehow I missed that one.

[@Patsay9053]

You blame the mother of the second deceased baby more?? Do you not realize she is also the mother of the first deceased baby??

[@sunshine_in_my_heart]

@Crustatia-dp7mo read my comment right. The daughter wasn't forced to let her mother babysit again. It was her choice to ask the same person, that was responsible for the death of her first child. And all of this for a haircut. She didn't check if they arrived well. Didn't check if everything is ok for several hours and went straight home instead of picking her daughter up. She's guilty as well in my eyes. Not for the first child but for sure for the second child.

[@sherry8894]

​​@@Patsay9053I was about to say that same thing. I believe she's equally responsible imo

[@sunshine_in_my_heart]

@@Patsay9053 I know. I don't blame her for the death of her first deceased child. This is why it was irresponsible to ask her mother again to babysit. And it was irresponsible of the mother to reject her daughters request.

[@wadewilliams9702]

She literally got away with not 1 but 2 counts of murder.

[@Pe6ek]

You are using the word literally incorrectly.

[@janiceschweibenz7764]

She clearly has memory issues and unfortunately the jury didn’t get to hear the full situation. Hope she gets an appeal!

[@wilber53]

What evidence was there to support murder over manslaughter?

[@honeybunch5765]

​@Pe6ek ugh! Who cares? 🙄

[@summrflowers7253]

Learn the definition of "murder" before you use the word.

[@Any-Okra]

Shame on this court. They let a baby killer off of the most serious charge.

[@sandraholmes2711]

I knew the jury was going come with a lesser charge because they fill that is was mistake, but if they knew about the other child maybe the verdict would have been different

[@Patsay9053]

The court didn’t make that decision, the jury did.

[@Any-Okra]

@Patsay9053 will the court made the decision not to let the jury know about the first baby?She killed

[@Any-Okra]

@Patsay9053 well, it was the court that made the decision not to let the jury know about the first baby.She killed

[@Any-Okra]

@sandraholmes2711 exactly 💯

[@Список_Швондера]

Basically, forgetting a baby inside the vehicle on a hot day equals forgetting a purse. What a load of rubbish!

[@michellejames4493]

@Список_Швондера I agree 100% I cannot fathom how anyone could forget a child in a hot car....you would take extra special care knowing it is hot....I just don't buy it....knowing she killed two babies makes it even worse.

[@leatherapron9876]

That's sadly how the majority of people seem to view it. "Oh, its a break in routine thing!" or "New parents are exhausted!" BULL. To admit you "forgot" a child is admitting you had a child in your care and did not engage with them at all -- to the point you forgot they were even there. It disgusts me. This is like saying, "But the drunk didn't MEAN to run over anyone! You can't punish them for something they didn't mean to do!" Oh yes you can. The drunk meant to drink. The "forgetful" driver CHOSE to ignore the baby.

[@river8760]

Disgusting. She clearly abused her meds and was too arrogant to admit to her limitations and side effects from them as well. She deserves jail time for killing her two grandchildren! Awful.

[@CortHiatt]

@@river8760 she could get 5 years max…sadly at minimum 60 days

[@breathoflifeacres939]

Yes we all are responsible as adults to not put ourselves in situations where people are trusting us and we are not capable. As a home daycare owner I had to tell parents many times, I am sorry I am not able to care for your child (either because the child was too young for me tomeet their needs along side my preschoolers or because their behavior was more than I was able to safely handle. It's okay to do that. She should have said no.

[@sarahholland2600]

What meds was she on? I must have missed that on the 8hours of trial footage yesterday. Once is happenstance, twice is a pattern. They should be allowed to know about the 1st child, 11months prior.

[@Gabriel-hf1yy]

​@@CortHiatthope she gets the maximum

[@river8760]

@@sarahholland2600She is on Ambien, Ativan and Flexeril. At high doses. There was a pharmacologist who spoke about this today. Also a geriatric specialist, but the feed suddenly cut to private on Law and Crime when I was watching him speak about her behaviour. She knew very well she was having side effects from these meds and as a senior, they are extremely risky.

[@Jaded57]

The people in the audience were more emotional than this woman… how dare she not take the stand and profusely apologize to her own children….. this sickens me to the core of being a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother😡😡😡😡

[@Gabriel-hf1yy]

She has never said sorry to her daughter

[@summrflowers7253]

I blame the parents more than I blame the grandmother, frankly. When someone robs you once do you hand them your wallet again?

[@Jaded57]

@ I truly think this grandmother belongs in prison because God knows these children of hers will have another one over there for her to watch again!!! This is bullshit !!!!!!

[@Jaded57]

@ and she has watched ALL THREE of her children’s kids…. What’s wrong with these people??? Are they too cheap to pay for childcare over their child’s life !! You are right once is TOO MUCH!!!

[@DesertDog2]

Her first grandbaby died in her care. She gets a second chance with the next grandbaby (go figure) and that baby is now dead. She now has a 3rd grandbaby. I hope mom and dad do better when choosing a babysitter.

[@CortHiatt]

@@DesertDog2 seriously the grandfather was left in charge of the first…

[@JJ-kf4kc]

The daughter wanting attention, will probably can't over her third one

[@nataliek5134]

What?! What happened to the first one??

[@ridingtheroad185]

@@CortHiatt That's what I read, she was sleeping and he dropped the child off anyway and left. Why would anyone not wake her up?!

[@breathoflifeacres939]

​@nataliek5134 drowned while in her care. I don't know the details because there seems to be several versions.

[@hanabelle65]

I just read the police report on the first child's incident and it appears that the grandfather is just as, if not more responsible for his demise. Grandfather left the sleeping child on a recliner and left the house without making grandma fully aware.

[@wandawilson-jo4tt]

Manner of death for previous child in her care?

[@Sandra-dm8rd]

@@wandawilson-jo4tt drowned in a pond after getting out the house

[@celiamiller9984]

​@@wandawilson-jo4ttdrowned while she fell asleep under her care.

[@doloresleyva8810]

He was not incharge of the toddler the grandmother accepted to watch him. Not even the daughter has ever said grandpa was the.toddler babysitter. Leave grandpa be he didn't do anything wrong.

[@TammyD123]

@@wandawilson-jo4tt He was able to leave the house while the grandmother was sleeping and drowned in a pond. He was 17 months old.

[@junejeni]

Baby's mom acted all upset at her mom when her first baby died in her mom's care. Now she's acting all upset again. She needs to take some responsibility - she obviously should not be using grandparents as free childcare.

[@birgittelahousse6393]

Mindblowing killed 2 children,what's wrong with that woman??

[@amiek9269]

I think the grandma is a narcissist and didn’t want her daughter to love the children more than her!! Disgusting.

[@melodymacken9788]

I'm wondering if she hates her daughter and this is her sick way to punish her daughter.

[@julielamb9006]

Unbelievable!!!! This woman needs to go directly to jail!!!!! What is wrong with the system that the jury did not get any information on the previous grandchild that died in her care??? This woman should not be allowed to be around ANY child.......EVER!!!!!

[@Gabriel-hf1yy]

She did go straight to jail thankfully but won't do much time sadly

[@jerseygirl7327]

Not even a goldfish... This is unbelievable to say the least.

[@burnout_2017]

They dont cuff you to let you free.

[@reneevaz7848]

She did go directly to jail.

[@lynneallison2367]

Maybe the same reason you don't know if a defendant has been convicted of a previous crime. Prejudices the jury. I remember being on a jury and the defendant was a drug dealer. We didn't know about prior convictions until he was found guilty. At that point we were given his prior convictions to allow us to determine if he was to have additional time on his sentence for multiple felonies. I think there is alot of information we don't know about this case. Honestly I question the sanity of the daughter and son in law to allow her to watch Uriel in the first place.

[@Thelastlazy]

The most important thing is the stupid mom doesn’t leave her kids with this woman again!

[@Cece-dad17]

I’m very doubtful

[@missmays4933]

In an interview, the daughter said they are not in speaking terms. I also hope the daughter learnt her lesson.

[@glendagrant9042]

​No more kids for the daughter.

[@les0101s]

@@missmays4933 The daughter lost two children and that's all you can say? This grandmother cares for other grandchildren (from other children). Why are they still alive?

[@Gabriel-hf1yy]

​@@les0101syes agree.. grandma has deep rooted problems and hatred for her daughter..she has never apologised to her daughter..

[@kristenjustkristen9462]

These people are weird. The mom, too. Look at her interviews. She's just off. Plus, who tf leaves ANOTHER baby in her care after the first tragedy!??? Mind boggling. At least the monster is in jail rn.

[@discobikerAndRosie]

These people. The woman interviewed was the aunt. What's so weird about her?

[@cail171]

I'd never leave a 2nd child with a parent pr anyone that already had a child of mine die under their care. Smfh

[@daffodilrose1950]

Something is off with the entire family. I felt as if both daughters were putting on a show….because they knew the cameras were rolling. The death of the first baby wasn’t entirely her fault…if you read the comments.

[@ironmaven1760]

This is exactly what I was afraid of! Now she'll probably babysit a THIRD grandkid because she learned nothing and got zero punishment!!!

[@carolaguilera6911]

Yep 👍

[@deniselassaline5836]

If anyone lets her babysit, then that’s on them. Never again!

[@lollll1293]

Wow. Wow. Wow. This is disgusting. Wow.

[@lollll1293]

Hoping the parents will go no contact with the mom and not let her near anymore grandbabies. So disheartening.

[@breathoflifeacres939]

I doubt they will because obviously the daughter and her have no boundaries 😢

[@lollll1293]

@breathoflifeacres939 then hopefully they will be charged. Someone has to be responsible for this child neglect. These babies cannot keep dying on their watch.

[@MaryHartmanMaryHartman]

@@lollll1293Oh my goodness they should never ever leave their third baby with this grandmother. ❤️‍🩹

[@RabittsGal]

WHY WHY DID THE MOTHER LEAVE A 2ND CHILD IN HER CARE?

[@PatLove3360]

Thank you judge for remanding her into custody. She was negligent beyond belief, and has killed two grandchildren, presumably by accident, but they are still gone...

[@angela5802]

Complete bs!!!! She killed 2 children

[@kiddlesnmore2]

Quite the show put on by her daughter. Never a tear.

[@vtw2510]

I think her daughter has some screws loose as well. Something has been up with her since day 1, the first interview they did about this with her husband

[@lynneallison2367]

Something is not right with her daughter.....

[@christinametal1071]

Daughter left her baby in the dementia mother's care on purpose obviously

[@MissBossBabe21]

Rest in peace ✌️ 2 both of the beautiful babies lost in this lady’s deplorable care, 😢

[@ChristineA-ty4xj]

Then parents are at fault as well they let her babysit the second child should they not be also held responsible??

[@katewilliams4876]

The jury is going to be livid, when they find out about the other child.

[@HarmlessComment]

Bot... this is the same exact verbiage as another comment

[@katewilliams4876]

@ I am not a bot. I didn’t read the comments. I was just stating my opinion.

[@lilaworley8935]

Can you imagine finding that out after? I think that information was incredibly relevant to this case.

[@Nix0616]

Does anyone know the minimum sentence she could get? The Jury will be devastated when they find out about the first baby! 😢😢😢

[@leatherapron9876]

Or will they? Our society utterly refuses to punish hot car deaths for some reason.

[@Missmichelle9299]

Once that jury finds out this is the second grandchild that has died under her care, they will be furious. Why that was kept out is beyond me. Obviously being a god botherer and church friend, gets you soecial treatment in small town America. What an absolute disgrace.

[@MoodSwing916]

You have no clue what you're talking about.

[@Missmichelle9299]

@MoodSwing916 Whether I do or not, looking from the outside it seems that being a church going person is used frequently in America as a reason why someone is not guilty. The fact her attorney mentioned it over and over again proves my point. Church going or not, she's evil.

[@Gabriel-hf1yy]

​@@MoodSwing916and U do..?

[@doloresleyva8810]

The first was left out because it was determined accidental drowning and noone charged. They cant put it in the trial if grandma was never charged

[@adrienne0miss]

Holy crap the prosecutor blew this case. Wtf. I would not be able to contain my rage for that woman.

[@Creative-Chaos]

If the prosecutor isn’t allowed to bring the information to the jury, I don’t know how to blame the prosecution.

[@adrienne0miss]

@@Creative-Chaos could’ve charged her with a lesser manslaughter offense. That’s what I was mainly referring to.

[@doloresleyva8810]

​@@Creative-Chaos there was no charges in the first toddlers dearh . It was determined an accident. Thst is why it was left out. Noone was at fault.

[@deoneforpeace]

THANK YOUUUU TO ALL THE ONES KEEPING LITTLE ABUSED AND TORTURED CHILDREN IN YOUR PRAYERS.....GOD BLESS 🙏 💞 💖

[@Pelz_420]

I can’t believe this Rest in peace Baby Uriel🪽

[@JJ-kf4kc]

What can't you believe? That the daughter was as dumb as she was?

[@breathoflifeacres939]

Me either adults are supposed to protect children and there should be consequences when they do not and something bad happens. The jury just refused to do that😢

[@janetmacgregor5821]

Wait till jury find out this has happened before. her other grandchild died in her care 😢

[@eleanormassaro5195]

Since the sentencing was set for a different date, the jury most likely will not hear about the other child except by what's in the news

[@baublesanddolls]

This is ridiculous. Why wouldn’t they let the jury know she’s done this before. When anyone else is charged with murder, the jury is told if they have prior criminal convictions.

[@tammyhurst6729]

Unfortunately under the law it would be prejudicial but will come out in her sentencing. I suspect since the judge had her remanded, he will sentence her to the fullest extent the law will allow. God bless those two children.

[@doloresleyva8810]

​@@tammyhurst6729 The first death was accidental and geandma was never charged so noone was responsible. Thats why it was left out. Not by law or judfe or rule.

[@elycezynski]

The jurors will have a hard time sleeping at night when the full truth comes out about her history.

[@shadymistkennel]

She needs to be jailed immediately

[@davidprice9792]

This is a disgrace to justice

[@leatherapron9876]

True Crime Rule of Thumb -- if the case involves a child, justice will not be served. There will either be no charges filed at all, a not guilty verdict, or a guilty verdict and ridiculously lenient sentence. Nearly every time.

[@eustab.anas-mann9510]

That's the biggest lie I've ever heard. If the suspect gets caught for causing the death of a minor they usually get very heavy punishments based off what they did. Like "life no parole" or decades behind bars.

[@pinschrunner]

These parents need to stop breeding. They have another newborn and couldn't provide proper child care for their other 2 children?

[@kacchione3305]

I just watched court tv and she didn’t kill the first child. She and the child were sleeping the grandfather left the house and didn’t wake her to let her know he was leaving and the child woke up before she did.

[@SpookyElectric319]

Why the hell did they leave their second child with her AFTER the first child died in her care?

[@dianegreyson8787]

Exactly.

[@Linda-in9ns]

How can she live with herself! I can’t take this!! 😢💔

[@littlewingmyoho]

I wondered from the start if she has dementia.Its so very sad for everyone

[@anneeason5046]

I wonder too

[@doloresleyva8810]

Signs of dementia can occur years before a diagnosis. The signs are vague and barely noticed. Random Forgetfulness years before a diagnosis is often brushed off as old age. She probably has early signs that drs havent determined. My dad had early signs up to about 4 years before dimentia diagnosis. We thought his issues were due to old age but no his brain was malfunctioning slightly until 2024. He is bedbound now and needs 24 hour care.

[@jkid8948]

Did they just put the mom in handcuffs too?? Or was the deputy simply escorting her out since she was upset? This case is infuriating.

[@eileenfrank3686]

At 04:57 it appears that the mother steps out to the left, putting her arms behind her and a female deputy follows. She appears to be putting handcuffs on the young woman.

[@mckenziebarr3475]

Was wondering the same thing

[@CortHiatt]

@@eileenfrank3686 no grandma was escorted back to jail

[@swedeheart214]

​@@CortHiattit looked like her daughter was also being handcuffed for some reason. At least it looked like it. Don't know why, tho.

[@jupo9928]

She has a criminal record from 2016

[@susanlewis9351]

Our legal system SUCKS

[@ipman4715]

I wouldn't leave my dogs in a hot car 😮

[@LadyAtheOnly]

Okay not guilty. Wait until they hear about her big brother.😡

[@shirleyguy7152]

What

[@Sandra-dm8rd]

@@shirleyguy7152 their 16 month old child drowned in a pond under gmas care. She fell asleep and he got out of house

[@francesmcstay]

@@shirleyguy7152 This was the second child left in her care that died due to negligence. Those parents lost 2 children under the grandmother's care but the jury did not get to hear about the first case.

[@fswarriors2855]

When the grandfather was testifying he describes his granddaughter as the child.

[@terryKessler42719]

That’s pretty cold. I think he was trying to distance himself from the matter. Both he and grandma seemed a tad arrogant.

[@CortHiatt]

@@terryKessler42719 he was in on the first kids death! He left him with her

[@AzaleaBee]

That entire exchange was ridiculous. He and the lawyer even referred to "delivering" the child back home. Not "taking Uriel" home or "bringing" her to her parents.

[@JessCents]

That is one evil grandmother right there. She should be charged with child neglectful x2 I'd almost want to sue the court as a juror if I found out I let a serial child murderer go free with NO repercussions. She clearly doesn't care about those children.

[@Gabriel-hf1yy]

I agree

[@kapkone]

If i was not functioning right on medication, I'd go for a review....not take MORE and then look after another baby. The jury should have heard about the 1st baby, it's material as to why she was charged with the 2nd

[@ElOhEl1001]

The mom is upset her mom is getting taken into custody?? Something is up with those parents! They even brought ANOTHER child into this world right after this. Something is off with that whole family. Grandma deserves jail and the parents need some jail time too because they’re obvs not learning from their past mistakes!

[@christinametal1071]

Cuz the mom left the kid in her care knowing her broken brain would result in the child's death. It was clearly on purpose

[@christinametal1071]

That's why she's defending her mom. It was the perfect plan. I would not be surprised if it was an actual discussion

[@mbrad8259]

This sets a precedence for anyone who leaves baby in the car

[@Willow-Creek]

I can’t even imagine how her daughter feels. You love your mother and your child and your child dies because of your mother. There is no winning in this situation.

[@rachellemoore9195]

This was the second child to die under the care of her.

[@Willow-Creek]

@ I’m aware. It’s a horrible situation for the daughter and her family. I can’t imagine how they feel.

[@christinametal1071]

Daughter did this on purpose no one is that dumb

[@cherie623]

Nobody to blame but the judge! He kept the death of the first baby out of this! Shame on him!

[@summrflowers7253]

It has nothing to do with the Judge, its the law. She was never charged nor convicted in the past of any wrongdoing.

[@doloresleyva8810]

​. It was no law or rule the first deadh was determined accident grandma never charged so noone was to blame. So it had nothing to do with this case. Sucks tho.

[@phenomenalwoman6221]

There was no need to take her into custody. She has been having cognitive issues for years. She lost her job because of memory problems and lack of concentration. Her daughter knows this, I don’t understand why she allowed her to babysit knowing this. Sometimes free baby sitters aren’t really free. This is so tragic

[@schmoshmaholuc]

After her grandson drowning in her care now her granddaughter 😮😮😢

[@breathoflifeacres939]

The whole thing is sad. Adults should protect children. Somehow these children were failed by this family. I feel like it's not really important what the details are what is important is that 4 adults made decisions in various ways that ended in 2 dead children.

[@Largo-y]

If she has dementia, she's a victim aswell. If she has dementia, it's the responsibility of those around her to recognise and respect her limitations, because she won't be able to. RIP little angels.

[@ChristineA-ty4xj]

So the parents say they (the jury) don't know about their son also dying in her care but you the parents went on to not lay charges then and also for her to look after your daughter. You are also guilty you knew the risk you should also be charged.

[@sandrabaker1312]

My God another grandchild died in her care? Lock her up for years i say, what a irresponsible person she is, and her prayers and faith should not come in to it.

[@yvonneerrend8217]

Does this woman have dementia???. 2 children dead on her watch!!!. 😢😢 This is unbelievable. Is she getting any time in jail???.

[@doloresleyva8810]

Was taken into custody after verdict. Will remain until sentencing in April.

[@loribaker8339]

Wait! They arrested Kayla the mom?? For what??? Anybody??

[@CortHiatt]

How is this killer going to likely walk away?! 60 days for this charge? Really?

[@abby4027]

THATS IT?😡

[@CortHiatt]

@ she could get up to 5 years for the charge she was found guilty of. She’s a felon now

[@MyBizOnlu]

Sentencing to come, she is only in custody til then.

[@CortHiatt]

@@MyBizOnlu at least she’s not a free felon

[@kenn1936]

Just wait until the jury finds out this was not the first time she let a child die in her care!!! I don't understand why the daughter appeared to be getting taken away?? At 6:13 she appears to stand up and put her hands behind her back for the female officer????? bizarre!

[@eileenfrank3686]

At 04:57 the mother of the deceased child steps around her husband, turns to the left, and a female deputy steps up behind her and appears to be cuffing the woman.

[@pelenaka]

Off camera I think she pointed at the judge started to yell out. Can't blame her.

[@Floridafanatic28]

@@eileenfrank3686 Please stop parroting other people. We already know this is how it appears. People are asking what actually happened, not a recap of what appeared to happen.

[@Itsyoure-vw7kt]

When first baby dies in your care😢 Begs to reason this grandmother should have being alert with another baby in her, There must be something wrong with this granny’s Mental health, So very upsetting for all involved.

[@texasrefugee7888]

We had an elderly relative going around with dementia for several years before the family would admit it and finally take her to a doctor. I think this family should have taken this lady for neuropsychiatric testing a long time ago. And where was granddaddy? Hey here's an idea Don't take any kids for her to babysit anymore rather than put her in jail. I don't think she's a danger to society

[@river8760]

She probably wouldn’t let them do that. She kept on driving and being completely irresponsible on these meds.

[@jesmeee]

At least she will spend some time in jail

[@jenniferfink2506]

What child will be the next victim of this hateful, crazy witch???

[@LadyAtheOnly]

That’s the question.💯

[@Any-Okra]

I cant believe she got off AGIAN !!!! The juror wasn't allowed to know about the first grandkids that died on her watch. Pitiful.

[@mdot1955]

This is so sad. It was an accident she didn’t mean to leave that precious baby in the car. I’m so sorry this happened to Urie and grandma and the whole family. 🙏

[@Onlythenarrowroad]

The whole family is to blame.

[@danart11811]

I agree. Too many times adult children take advantage of their parents good nature. Two sad and unfortunate events within this family

[@BMarie774]

And those jurors have no idea that woman killed their other child with her negligence already before this child died.

[@bagobeans]

I heard on the news that the jury wasn't told that the first grandchild died in her care.

[@swedeheart214]

That could not be mentioned. Wrong, imo.

[@livilou6165]

The Mom of the dead children acts wacky on an interview I saw, why would she leave her daughter with her Mom after losing her son, two innocent lives gone!

[@debbieblair3329]

Less than guideline? No way. He should go above the guidelines! A baby lost her life due to this lady,

[@delene121]

What no one seems to realize is how memory really works, and how is is implicated in many of these cases. There was no intentional neglect, tragic as it is. Accountability for her mistake is called for how I wish we had restorative justice in our culture rather than punitive. Please pray for all involved.

[@juicyjules7409]

One not guilty one charge guilty

[@LaceLace90]

2 grandchildren died under her care- that’s intentional

[@physics4290]

She might have early dementia. Was there any testimony about her mental status?

[@Sandra-dm8rd]

I didn’t hear any.

[@christinekennard310]

This is what’s wrong with the judicial system. This woman has killed two of her grandchildren in a one year. But the jury was not allowed to hear about the death of the other grandchild. I don’t care how cute she looks and how matronly she looks she’s diabolical. She’s a killer and she should go to prisonfor the rest of her life.

[@tommyornothing7301]

What is the court reporter holding?

[@MlouPurnell]

As how horrible I feel for the parents, I know as a parent when someone endanger my child let alone kills them, isn’t there some negligence on my part and trusting the care of a second child to the same person who killed my other precious child? It feels like there should be some negligence also on the part of the parents

[@dianegreyson8787]

Yes, they left their two babies with those grandparents!

[@inuchan74]

Would be helpful if I could hear it ..

[@violetgilkes3625]

The mother left her 2 children with a murderer, why did she do this 😢😢😢???

[@karencollins2661]

These jurors are going to have a stroke when they find out that mama lost her first baby by grandma, ( drowning)

[@Any-Okra]

Well at least they locked her up. That poor mom of the babies sounds so broken.

[@leatherapron9876]

I often wonder how many hot car deaths are truly accidental, knowing that in virtually all jurisdictions in America, no jury will convict you if you swear you forgot, and if you pinky promise you didn't mean it, they won't file charges at all!

[@Ella_FontCustomDesign]

Why was the mother placed in handcuffs? The mother of the baby that died in the hot car, not the grandmother she was wearing a black shirt in the audience. She turned her back to a sheriff, and it looked as if they were replacing handcuffs.

[@alphaomega5909]

Bond was Revoked after Guilty verdict. It's very common.

[@Melly484]

@@alphaomega5909she’s talking about the mother of the baby. It looks like she was put in handcuffs but no one knows why.

[@alphaomega5909]

@Melly484 Mea Culpa. I understand now. Apparently the officers merely led the mother out. I just caught her Press Conference.

[@Melly484]

@ was she upset about the verdict or her going to jail?

[@alphaomega5909]

@Melly484 You mean the Mother or Grandmother? The mom was speaking about being upset Jury wasn't told of the 1st baby's death.