Sentenced: Indianapolis Parents Charged After Police Investigate 'Emaciated' Infant's Death

[Sugar Cookie]

Two Indianapolis parents are in jail accused of neglect resulting in death after a young child passed away on the near west side.

The investigation started when police were first called to a home on North Holmes in March and found a 4-month-old girl unresponsive.

Seven months later, the child’s parents are now accused of causing her death.

The couple were arrested last week before the criminal case was unsealed this week.

Prosecutors believe Iyari Washington died from malnutrition.

Officers who came to the victim’s home claim they found the girl emaciated with a swollen stomach.

The child passed away at Riley Hospital leading to charges of neglect resulting in death against her mother, 26-year-old Tiera Crute and her father, 30-year-old Daron Washington.

Several members of the victim’s family told me they don’t agree with the charges because Iyari had been born prematurely at 34 weeks and struggled to breathe her entire life.

“The doctors had already told them that the baby would not live to see a month,” said Washington. “So how can you say it’s neglect when you knew she had an issue, a health issue?”

According to court records, the two suspects gave conflicting stories about which one of them found the child failing to breathe the day she died.

Police said there were no baby bottles or formula inside the family’s home and the suspects had never sought medical care for the child after she was born.

Aside from being malnourished, doctors at Riley found no other injuries to the girl.

Despite the criminal charges, Iyari’s cause and manner of death remain undetermined.

Indy mother and father are charged with neglect resulting in death of their 4-month-old baby girl

INDIANAPOLIS — Two Indianapolis parents are in jail accused of neglect resulting in death after a young child passed away on the near west side. Iyari Washington The investigation started whe…

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[Jellyfish Brain]

Dumbass family. They never took the baby for medical care, that right there makes them responsible for her death. If she was born so ill, that would be top priority. You don't get to just let a sick child die at home with zero medical assistance, no care, no food, because "meh they won't live a month anyways" Babies are not disposable. Seems like they are to those people.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

They would have been out of pocket for nothing so either they never cared for her or at some point just stopped trying.

 

[thatsmallgrl]

Ohhhh look at him looking all tough. It takes a real bad ass motherfucker to starve a baby....

 

[Sugar Cookie]

An Indianapolis man has been convicted of child neglect after his "emaciated" daughter's death.

Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced Wednesday that Daron Washington has been convicted of two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death for his role in the death of his 4-month-old daughter, Iyari.

Washington and Iyari's mother, Tiera Crute, were charged for their roles in their child’s death. In January, Crute pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury and was sentenced to 16 years in the Indiana Department of Correction.

On March 3, 2023, IMPD officers were dispatched to a home 1100 block of North Holmes Avenue, near King Avenue and 10th Street, on a report of an infant’s death. Police said Iyari "appeared to be emaciated."

When police searched Washington's home, they noticed that there weren't any baby bottles, formula, crib or baby bedding.

Indianapolis man convicted of child neglect after 'emaciated' daughter's death in 2023

When police searched Daron Washington's home, they noticed that there weren't any baby bottles, formula, crib or baby bedding.

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Washington’s sentencing hearing was set for April 17.

TIERA R CRUTE
Earliest Possible Release Date* 04/06/2035

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

I hope the “mother” gets the same sentence.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

I hope the “mother” gets the same sentence.

Mom has been sentenced we are waiting on sperm donor to be sentenced.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

State of Indiana v. Daron Washington​

Sentence: 24 Years

Jail Credit 561 Days

Comment: Defendant is sentence after being found guilty at bench trial. Court vacates count 2 due to double jeopardy. Credit time of 561 actual with 187 days earned as agreed upon by all parties. Court recommends MHET.


Condition - Adult:

1.	Abstract: Mental Health Concerns, 04/17/2025, Active 04/17/2025