Woman Was On The Phone With A Friend While Unsupervised 21MO Foster Child Was Drowning In The Bathtub

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A foster mother from Brazil, Indiana, is set to appear in court tomorrow to face charges related to the death of a foster child.

Hailynn Volpatti, 25, has been charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death. On May 21, Brazil police responded to Volpatti’s home, where they found a 21-month-old child unresponsive in a bathtub filled with water.

Volpatti initially told police that the child was in the tub with her two 4-year-old sons and that she had stepped out briefly to get a drink. She later changed her story, saying she was upstairs on the phone with a friend for about half an hour.

Brazil foster mother to appear in court on charges in child’s death

BRAZIL, Ind. (WTHI) - A foster mother from Brazil, Indiana, is set to appear in court tomorrow to face charges related to the death of a foster child.

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This woman lost a biological child to Necrotizing enterocolitis last year. The child was under a year-old.

Volpatti told responding officers that she placed Nova in the bathtub with her two biological sons, age 4, when she stepped out of the bathroom to get a drink.

When she returned, she found Nova floating in the bathwater on her back, with only a small portion of her nose above water, court documents allege.

In a later interview with police, Volpatti said she was not completely honest with officers who initially responded to the home.

Volpatti changed her story and said she had actually been on the phone with a friend the entire time the kids were in the bathtub, which was 1.5 hours from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., which was around the time she found Nova unresponsive in the bathtub, court documents allege.


She admitted she left all three children unsupervised in the waterfilled bathtub until she heard one of her sons yell out for her, according to court documents.

Hailynn and Tre Volpatti had been foster parents of Nova since October 2023, records show.

Tre Volpatti was working the night of the incident and was not charged.

Nova had multiple health problems including a chronic feeding disorder, a history of prematurity, short stature, and spinal asymmetry.

“Nova could pull herself up to a standing position, but could only stand unassisted for a short time,” read court documents. “She could only say a few words.”

Nova Bryant was placed on life support for several weeks before her death.

Indiana foster mother charged in 1-year-old's bathtub drowning incident

Prosecutors have criminally charged a Brazil mother after she allegedly placed her 1-year old foster daughter in a bathtub and left her unattended.

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Nova Lei Bryant

 

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in those pics this little one looks so sad ..