Sentenced: Woman Accused In Drowning Death Of Great-Granddaughter

[Sugar Cookie]

A 62-year-old Omaha woman accused of negligence in the drowning death of her great-granddaughter was released from jail Monday without having to post bail.

Sandra Laravie is accused of leaving her 4-month-old great-granddaughter, Zavara Taylor, in the bathtub unattended on Aug. 22

When Laravie returned to the bathroom, Zavara was unresponsive. The child had slipped down from a hammock-like bath seat, was underwater and covered with a brown mat that had slipped into the water.

Laravie told Omaha police that she began CPR, then went outside to flag a neighbor to call 911 because she did not have a phone. Zavara was pronounced dead at Immanuel Medical Center after paramedics took her there.

Officials said in an affidavit that Laravie may have been taking double the amount of sleeping pills prescribed to her. Officers found a bottle of Zolpidem Tartrate pills that were prescribed on Aug. 16 for 30 pills with instructions to take one per day. On Aug. 22, only 18 pills remained, meaning that 12 pills had been taken in a six-day period, the affidavit says.

Laravie told officers that she took one pill the night before at 9 p.m. and may have drank a can of beer at 5 or 6 p.m., but nothing more. Officers found “marijuana paraphernalia” in the bathroom, but Laravie denied using marijuana.

When officers asked Laravie about living arrangements in the home and basic background information, she was slow answering questions and “appeared to have difficulty maintaining a train of thought for an extended period of time,” the affidavit says.

Laravie was taking care of the Zavara while her parents were at work, according to the affidavit.

Omaha woman accused in drowning death of great-granddaughter released from jail

The special prosecutor told the judge that he does not think that Sandra Laravie is a flight risk.

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[Pandorama]

Who the fuck leaves a 4 month old in a bath? Fucking wasted bitch. Probably as sober as a judge when mama dropped the baby off but necking pills as soon as the door closed. Then decided a bath would be fun.
And Jesus I have been off my head on benzos before but never once thought bathing a baby was a good idea. And I would have to have been knocked unconscious by an invader before I would step even a pace away from a baby in a bath. I would never even take my hands off them.
I feel for this babies mama. She could easily have had no idea Nanna was getting shit faced on her prescription during the day.

I hope she takes a whole bottle next time. How could you live on knowing you killed a tiny wee babby

 

[Sugar Cookie]

An Omaha woman was sentenced to two years’ probation after reaching a plea agreement in connection with the drowning death of her great-grandchild.

Sandra Laravie, 63, initially was charged with child abuse resulting in death following an incident on Aug. 22, 2018, at a home.

In exchange for Laravie’s guilty plea, Douglas County prosecutors amended the charge to an attempt of a felony.

Laravie was accused of leaving her 4-month-old great-granddaughter, Zavara Taylor, unattended in a bathtub, resulting in the child’s death by drowning.

The child had slipped from a hammock-like bath seat and beneath the bathwater, prosecutors said. She also was covered with a bath mat that fell into the tub.

Laravie told police that she tried to wake the baby and placed her in a crib and then another hard surface, and performed CPR. When that didn’t work, she went outside, found a neighbor and asked her to call 911 because Laravie didn’t have a phone.

The infant was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Omaha Police Detective Mick Seymour testified that he saw a marijuana bong in the middle of the bathroom floor and that another officer had found a bottle of sleeping pills. There were twice as many pills missing than the prescribed dosage of one per day, based on when the prescription was filled, Seymour said.

Seymour interviewed Laravie about what had happened. She spoke more generally about her day-to-day responsibilities as the caretaker of Zavara while the girl’s parents were at work, Seymour said.

“She appeared to be somewhat confused and slightly disoriented,” Seymour testified. “She took an unusual amount of time to answer simple questions and didn’t initially understand the seriousness of the situation.”
Laravie told police that she took a sleeping pill at 9 p.m. the night before and maybe had a beer at 5 or 6 p.m. but said she did not use marijuana. A preliminary breath test showed no alcohol use. Officials did not administer a drug test.

The baby’s mother later told police that she usually woke Laravie up at 5 a.m. to care for the infant while she took the baby’s father to work. Then the mother would return and get ready for work. She said Laravie appeared confused and wasn’t acting as she normally did, Seymour testified.

 

[Sejanus]

Negligent old crone got off easy