Iowa Mom Fell Asleep, 20MO Daughter Drowned In Bathtub

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According to court records, the 20-month-old child’s mother, 21-year-old Kayla Bevar, told officers at the scene that she put her child in the tub at around 6:30 p.m. that night. Bevar told officers she typically sat in the bathroom while her child was taking a bath, but this time she had fallen asleep about 20 minutes after putting her child in the tub, a search warrant states. The search warrant goes on to say that Bevar also told officers that she fell asleep because she didn’t get any sleep the night before.

West Des Moines police said an investigation into the infant’s death began that same day and on Wednesday resulted in the arrest of Bevar. She has been charged with child endangerment resulting in death and neglect of a dependent person. Bevar is currently being held in the Polk County Jail.

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She is pregnant with her replacement baby.

 

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Waylon Jeffrey Bevar

 

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Was she sleeping on the bathroom floor because otherwise she had to walk out of the bathroom and into another room, deliberately leaving the baby in the tub, lay down on whatever, couch, bed, chair, and then go to sleep. I wouldn't leave a 20 month old for one second, let alone long enough to go to another room and go to sleep.

 

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Was she sleeping on the bathroom floor because otherwise she had to walk out of the bathroom and into another room, deliberately leaving the baby in the tub, lay down on whatever, couch, bed, chair, and then go to sleep. I wouldn't leave a 20 month old for one second, let alone long enough to go to another room and go to sleep.

According to a criminal complaint, Bevar admitted to police she routinely left the child in the bath alone for "five minute" increments.

Court filings indicate she put the child in the tub around 6:30 p.m. that night with the drain plugged and water running. Bevar told authorities she checked on her son periodically before she fell asleep, and returned at 7 p.m. to find her son floating on his side in the overflowing tub.

Central Iowa woman charged after her toddler son drowned in the tub

A West Des Moines woman is now facing criminal charges after her 20-month-old son drowned in the bathtub.Police say Kayla Bevar told them she fell asleep while

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